Hackneyed
111boilerplate — noun Date: 1897 1. syndicated material supplied especially to weekly newspapers in matrix or plate form 2. a. standardized text b. formulaic or hackneyed language < bureaucratic boilerplate > 3. tigh …
112bromide — noun Date: 1830 1. a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (as potassium bromide) used as sedatives 2. a. a commonplace or tiresome person ; bore b …
113cliché — also cliche noun Etymology: French, literally, printer s stereotype, from past participle of clicher to stereotype, of imitative origin Date: 1892 1. a trite phrase or expression; also the idea expressed by it 2. a hackneyed theme …
114clichéd — adjective Date: 1928 1. marked by or abounding in clichés 2. hackneyed < a clichéd phrase > …
115flyblown — adjective Date: circa 1529 1. a. not pure ; tainted < a world flyblown with the vices of irresponsible power V. L. Parrington > b. not bright and new ; seedy, moth eaten c. trite, hackneyed < a long list of flyblown …
116timeworn — adjective Date: 1729 1. worn or impaired by time < timeworn mansions > 2. a. age old, ancient < timeworn procedures > b. hackneyed, stale < a timeworn joke > …
117tired — adjective Date: 14th century 1. drained of strength and energy ; fatigued often to the point of exhaustion 2. obviously worn by hard use ; run down 3. trite, hackneyed • tiredly adverb • tiredness noun …
118warhorse — noun Date: 15th century 1. a horse used in war ; charger 2. a person with long experience in a field; especially a veteran soldier or public person (as a politician) 3. something (as a work of art or musical composition) that has become overly… …
119well-worn — adjective Date: 1621 1. a. made trite by overuse ; hackneyed < a well worn quotation > b. having been much used or worn < well worn shoes > 2. archaic worn well or properly …
120hack — I. verb Etymology: Middle English hakken, from Old English haccian; akin to Old High German hacchōn to hack, Old English hōc hook Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. to cut or sever with repeated irregular or unskillful blows b. to cut or… …
