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hackneyed::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | banal, commonplace, old-hat, shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn |
hackneyed phrases.
Examples of hackneyed
hackneyed
Their frothy copy tilted primarily toward cliches and somewhat hackneyed writing.
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And by 1961 the phrase had become so hackneyed that even Reeves had heard enough.
From the expressandstar.com
Looking to relive your childhood or turn your iPad into a hackneyed political pun?
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Nor is it because of another hackneyed excuse for inefficiency, India's democracy.
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By this hackneyed definition of value, shouldn't he merit some consideration?
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The players lose some standing, however, when they adopt a hackneyed p.r. campaign.
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I don't agree with the hackneyed idea of squatting being similar to stealing a car.
From the theargus.co.uk
Other critics either praised the film's spiritual elements or found them hackneyed.
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His long black beard seemed untrimmed and his hackneyed face belied his age.
From the blog.beliefnet.com
- Banal: 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'"
- A clichu00E9 or cliche (/u02C8kliu02D0u0283eu026A/ or /klu026Au02C8u0283eu026A/) is an expression, idea, or element of an artistic work which has become overused to the point of losing its original meaning or effect, even to the point of being trite or irritating, especially when at some earlier time it was considered meaningful or novel.
- Repeated too often
- (adj) cliched, worn out by overuse
- (adj) - trite; overused
