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Word entry · 5 letters

trite

Best crossword clue

"Overused"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /tɹaɪt/Part of speech adjectiveSorted eirttStarts with TEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

Word origin

From Latin trītus (“worn out”), perfect passive participle of terō (“to wear away, wear out”).

Used in a sentence

  • It is a trite saying in a young country that anyone starting out in life with the determination to become wealthy will have his wish gratified.
  • It is trite history – and trite law – to say that the law of the sea since that time [World War II] reflects a history of coastal State expansion.
  • McPedro the cactus: How to woo a woman! On yehr fahrst date, don’t bring her cut flowers! That’s inhumane! And trite!

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