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Meaning of 'hackneyed' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Hackneyed [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Hackney

Meaning of 'hackneyed' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . hackneyed [ s]
Meaning (1):
- repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
Example in sentence:
  • a stock answer;
  • bromidic sermons;
  • hackneyed phrases;
  • his remarks were trite and commonplace;
  • parroting some timeworn axiom;
  • repeating threadbare jokes;
  • the trite metaphor `hard as nails'

Nearby Words:

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