adjective
trite
TRYTE/traɪt/
Lacking freshness or impact because of overuse.
The repeated sentimental sunset motif makes the latest painting seem trite.
Etymology
The image is of something rubbed or trodden until worn down. Latin already applied this image to commonplace language: repeated use wears away an expression’s freshness and interest.
In context
these mission and vision statements at some point in time in your career or maybe you've interacted with your companies and they're awful right uh they're trite they're cliched
More examples
- The movie's trite ending disappoints me.
- Even sincere advice can seem trite when you hear it too often.
- I revise the paragraph to replace a trite phrase.
Forms
trite · triter · tritest
triteness noun — The quality of being stale from overuse.
tritely adverb — In an overused and unoriginal way.
Similar words
- hackneyed
- Especially describes phrases or ideas made stale by repetition.
- banal
- Emphasizes dull ordinariness, not necessarily the effects of overuse.