trite

adjective

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Pronunciation: /tɹaɪt/ / [tɹʌɪt] / /tɹɑet/

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

used so many times that it is commonplace, or no longer interesting or effective; worn out, hackneyed.
“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.”
So well established as to be beyond debate: trite law.
“It is trite to say that the mere fact that a decision does not favour the applicant or that the applicant disagrees with the decision does not establish that the decision is tainted with bias.”

Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Latin tritē, from Ancient Greek τρίτη (trítē, literally “third [string]”).

In Ancient Greek musical theory, the lower-pitched of the two movable notes in the farther tetrachord on a lyre, pitched lower than the paranete and higher than the paramese.