triter
triter is the comparative form of trite.
Meaning of trite
Adjective
trite (comparative triter, superlative tritest)
- 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, W. B. Kimberly, History of West Australia : A Narrative of Her Past together with Biographies of Her Leading Men
- Synonyms:
- banal, clichéd, played out, bathetic, bromidic, cheesy, stock, commonplace, corny, dog-eared
- 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, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Taucar v Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, 2017 ONSC 2604
Questions about triter
- What is triter the comparative form of?
- Triter is the comparative form of trite.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: triter (page history and authors); trite (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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