tritely
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- adverb
- /ˈtraɪtli/
Examples
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To put it tritely, you can get high off of religion.
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JoshD falls into the category of idiot he so tritely places others in.
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Saying tritely "that's just business" is both silly and inadequate for professionals.
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For even as we tritely toss around truisms, last weekend's celebration really was the end of an era.
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Predictably, inevitably, tritely, originally, the tango turns fatal.
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Many movie plots are tritely predictable, following the same formula every time.
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The speaker's tritely repeated phrases failed to engage the audience.
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Using tritely common expressions makes it hard to express original thoughts.
Synonyms
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In a boring way that shows little interest or energy
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In a calm way that shows no strong feeling or interest
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In a dull way without new ideas
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In an ordinary and boring way
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In a way that shows no new or creative ideas
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In a way that shows no interest or energy and is very dull
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In a way that does not stay in your mind
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In a dull, boring way with little interest
In a dull, boring way that makes people lose interest
In a dull way that does not interest people
Antonyms
How Trite
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word tritely comes from trite, which comes from the Latin tritus and terere, meaning 'to rub', because something rubbed a lot becomes 'worn'. So when you do something tritely, you do it in a 'worn out' or overused way with no new idea.