Trite
WordNet
adjective
(1) Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
"Bromidic sermons"
"His remarks were trite and commonplace"
"Hackneyed phrases"
"A stock answer"
"Repeating threadbare jokes"
"Parroting some timeworn axiom"
"The trite metaphor `hard as nails'"
WiktionaryText
Etymology 1
From , a form of the verb .
Adjective
- Worn out; hackneyed; used so many times that it is no longer interesting or effective (often in reference to a word or phrase).
- 2007, Danielle Corsetto, Girls with Slingshots: 267
- McPedro the cactus: How to woo a woman! On yehr fahrst date, don’t bring her cut flowers! That’s inhumane! And trite!
- 2007, Danielle Corsetto, Girls with Slingshots: 267