trite /tɹaɪt/adjective 2noun 2forms 3 adjective2 •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. — 1897 •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. — 2017 noun2 •A denomination of coinage in ancient Greece equivalent to one third of a stater. •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. formstrites · triter · tritest
