Meaning & use
trite
So overused that it has lost its original impact or meaning; unoriginal and predictable.
See it in a sentence
The critic dismissed the film's dialogue as trite, full of lines she had heard a hundred times.
His speech ended with a trite call to follow your dreams that left the audience unmoved.
A note on using this word
Trite specifically criticizes overuse and lack of originality, whereas banal emphasizes dullness even without necessarily implying overuse.
Words with a similar meaning
clichédstale
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