Original
Original adjective - Being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of.
Usage example: a truly original approach
Trite
Trite adjective - Used or heard so often as to be dull.
Usage example: by the time the receiving line had ended, the bride and groom's thanks sounded trite and tired
Both words in one sentence
- Satire about succeeding in the corporate world by faking it is trite, but How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying was original enough at the time.
Source: Seinfeld Is Unfunny / Theatre - After years of decrying trite video concepts, and after exactly three original videos of their own, Metallica quickly fell into this cliche with "Nothing Else Matters".
- In the 1830s reverent fans of the Bard began to restore Shakespeare's original ending to performances, and the Tate version gradually fell out of favor, increasingly derided by Victorian critics as sentimental and trite.
Source: Deader Than Disco / Theater
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