trite.

Lacking freshness or interest because it is obvious or has been repeated too often.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• a trite observation
• a trite ending

On the page

The final line made a complex loss sound like a trite lesson in patience.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Comparative triter or more trite; superlative tritest or most trite. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description, character. Commonness: moderately common.