trite

adj

1. Often in reference to a word or phrase: 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.”

   “McPedro the cactus: How to woo a woman! On yehr fahrst date, don’t bring her cut flowers! That’s inhumane! And trite!”

   “This show is sensationally absurd and trite, and if you watch it, you know it.”

2. 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.”

noun

1. A denomination of coinage in ancient Greece equivalent to one third of a stater.
2. 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.