bəˈnɑːl ˈkɑmənˌpleɪs ˈkɒmənˌpleɪs ˈhækniːd ˈθɹɛdbɛə(ɹ) ˈtaɪm.wɔɹn taɪɚd taɪəd repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse his remarks were trite and commonplace hackneyed phrases a stock answer repeating threadbare jokes parroting some timeworn axiom the trite metaphor ‘hard as nails’