Hackneyed
11Hackneyed — Hackney Hack ney, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hackneyed} ( n[i^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hackneying}.] 1. To devote to common or frequent use, as a horse or carriage; to wear out in common service; to make trite or commonplace; as, a hackneyed metaphor or… …
12hackneyed — [[t]hæ̱knid[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe something such as a saying or an image as hackneyed, you think it is no longer likely to interest, amuse or affect people because it has been used, seen, or heard many times before. Power corrupts and… …
13hackneyed — adjective Date: 1735 lacking in freshness or originality < hackneyed slogans > Synonyms: see trite …
14hackneyed — /hak need/, adj. made commonplace or trite; stale; banal: the hackneyed images of his poetry. [1740 50; HACKNEY + ED2] Syn. overdone, overused. See commonplace. * * * …
15hackneyed — adjective /ˈhækniːd/ Repeated too often. The sermon was full of hackneyed phrases and platitudes. Syn: banal, commonplace, clichéd, shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn …
16hackneyed — adj. Hackneyed is used with these nouns: ↑image, ↑phrase …
17hackneyed — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. trite, stale, used, banal, commonplace. See habit. Ant., new; profound. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. worn out, old, trite; see common 1 , dull 4 . See Synonym Study at trite . III (Roget s 3… …
18hackneyed — hack|neyed [ˈhæknid] adj [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: hackney to use (a horse) for ordinary riding, to use (something) too much (16 19 centuries), from hackney horse for ordinary riding (14 20 centuries), probably from Hackney, area in London,… …
19hackneyed — hack|neyed [ hæknid ] adjective hackneyed words or ideas have been used so often that they do not seem interesting or original any more …
20hackneyed — adjective a hackneyed phrase, statement, etc is boring and does not have much meaning because it has been used so often; trite …
