Hackneyed

  • 101Banalities — Banality Ba*nal i*ty, n.; pl. {Banalities}. [F. banalit[ e]. See {Banal}.] Something commonplace, hackneyed, or trivial; the commonplace, in speech. [1913 Webster] The highest things were thus brought down to the banalities of discourse. J.… …

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  • 102Banality — Ba*nal i*ty, n.; pl. {Banalities}. [F. banalit[ e]. See {Banal}.] Something commonplace, hackneyed, or trivial; the commonplace, in speech. [1913 Webster] The highest things were thus brought down to the banalities of discourse. J. Morley. [1913… …

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  • 103Bromidic — Bro*mid ic, a. 1. of or pertaining to bromide (definition 2). [WordNet 1.5] 2. conventional or trite; repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse of sayings, assertions, or discourses; as, bromidic sermons. Syn: commonplace, hackneyed,… …

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  • 104Hack — (h[a^]k), n. [Shortened fr. hackney. See {Hackney}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A horse, hackneyed or let out for common hire; also, a horse used in all kinds of work, or a saddle horse, as distinguished from hunting and carriage horses. [1913 Webster] 2 …

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  • 105Hack — Hack, a. Hackneyed; hired; mercenary. Wakefield. [1913 Webster] {Hack writer}, a hack; one who writes for hire. A vulgar hack writer. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 106Hack writer — Hack Hack, a. Hackneyed; hired; mercenary. Wakefield. [1913 Webster] {Hack writer}, a hack; one who writes for hire. A vulgar hack writer. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 107Trite — (tr[imac]t), a. [L. tritus, p. p. of terere to rub, to wear out; probably akin to E. throw. See {Throw}, and cf. {Contrite}, {Detriment}, {Tribulation}, {Try}.] Worn out; common; used until so common as to have lost novelty and interest;… …

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  • 108Tritely — Trite Trite (tr[imac]t), a. [L. tritus, p. p. of terere to rub, to wear out; probably akin to E. throw. See {Throw}, and cf. {Contrite}, {Detriment}, {Tribulation}, {Try}.] Worn out; common; used until so common as to have lost novelty and… …

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  • 109Triteness — Trite Trite (tr[imac]t), a. [L. tritus, p. p. of terere to rub, to wear out; probably akin to E. throw. See {Throw}, and cf. {Contrite}, {Detriment}, {Tribulation}, {Try}.] Worn out; common; used until so common as to have lost novelty and… …

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  • 110Untraded — Un*trad ed, a. 1. Not dealt with in trade; not visited for purposes of trade. [Obs.] Hakluyt [1913 Webster] 2. Unpracticed; inexperienced. [Obs.] Udall. [1913 Webster] 3. Not traded in or bartered; hence, not hackneyed; unusual; not common. Shak …

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