The Clue
Not novel (5 letter answer)
The Answer
TRITE
Tags
Notes
The answer TRITE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 120 puzzles.
Related Clues
Banal
Clichéd
Commonplace
Corny
Hackneyed
Jejune
Overdone
Overused
Platitudinous
Shopworn
Stale
Stereotyped
Threadbare
Timeworn
Tired
Uninspired
Vapid
Done to death
Lacking imagination
Like a cliché
Much-heard
Not fresh
Not original
Old-hat
Overly common
Played out
Stating the obvious
Well-worn
No longer fresh
Old as Methuselah, in a way
Like "Have a nice day," for example
Definition
TRITE as an adjective:
1. (banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn) = repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"