Trite, a.
a. [Lat. tritus, p. p. of terere, to rub, to wear out; It. trito.] Worn out; common; used until so common as to have lost its novelty and interest; hackneyed; as, a trite remark; a trite subject.
a. [Lat. tritus, p. p. of terere, to rub, to wear out; It. trito.] Worn out; common; used until so common as to have lost its novelty and interest; hackneyed; as, a trite remark; a trite subject.