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The Clue
Used too much (5 letter answer)
The Answer
TRITE
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Notes
The answer TRITE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 120 puzzles.
Related Clues
Banal
Clichéd
Commonplace
Corny
Hackneyed
Humdrum
Jejune
Overdone
Overused
Overworked
Shopworn
Stale
Stereotyped
Threadbare
Unoriginal
Done to death
Far from fresh
Like a cliché
Much-heard
Old hat
Old-hat
Overly common
Overused, as a saying
Played out
Timeworn, as a joke
Well-worn
Like an old chestnut
Like old Jokes
Often heard before
Said too often
Too-often repeated
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'"