[adj] 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'"
[adj] worn or faded from being on display in a store; "shopworn merchandise at half price"
Synonyms
banal, commonplace, hackneyed, shopsoiled, stock(a), threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, unoriginal, well-worn, worn