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The Clue

Vapid (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
Commonplace
Hackneyed
Humdrum
Overdone
Overused
Platitudinous
Shopworn
Stale
Threadbare
Tired
Beaten to death
Done to death
Far from fresh
Much-heard
Not fresh
Not novel
Not original
Old hat
Played out
Stating the obvious
Timeworn, as a joke
Like old Jokes
Old as Methuselah, in a way
Used too much
Like "Have a nice day!"
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'"