Hackneyed
81cornball — /ˈkɔnbɔl/ (say kawnbawl) Chiefly US –noun 1. a sentimentalist, especially one given to trite and hackneyed expressions. –adjective 2. sentimental in a trite and hackneyed way. {US cornball popcorn rolled into a ball and stuck together with… …
82common — [adj1] average, ordinary accepted, banal, bourgeois, casual, characteristic, colloquial, comformable, commonplace, conventional, current, customary, daily, everyday, familiar, frequent, general, habitual, hackneyed, homely, humdrum, informal,… …
83old-hat — adjective 1. out of fashion a suit of rather antique appearance demode (or outmoded) attire outmoded ideas • Syn: ↑antique, ↑demode, ↑ex, ↑old fashioned, ↑outmoded …
84shopworn — adjective 1. 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 …
85timeworn — adjective repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse (Freq. 1) bromidic sermons his remarks were trite and commonplace hackneyed phrases a stock answer repeating threadbare jokes parroting some timeworn axiom …
86well-worn — adjective 1. showing signs of much wear or use • Similar to: ↑worn 2. repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse bromidic sermons his remarks were trite and commonplace hackneyed phrases a stock answer …
87overused — adj overworked, hackneyed, trite, stereotyped, worn, tired, unoriginal, stale, played out, commonplace, bromidic, cliché(e)d, threadbare FORMAL platitudinous ≠ fresh, original, new * * * ▶ adjective HACKNEYED, overworked, worn out, time worn,… …
88com´mon|place´ness — com|mon|place «KOM uhn PLAYS», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a) an everyday thing: »Forty years ago television was a rare novelty; today it is a commonplace. b) anything lacking originality: »Be not content with the commonplace in character any more… …
89com´mon|place´ly — com|mon|place «KOM uhn PLAYS», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a) an everyday thing: »Forty years ago television was a rare novelty; today it is a commonplace. b) anything lacking originality: »Be not content with the commonplace in character any more… …
90com|mon|place — «KOM uhn PLAYS», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a) an everyday thing: »Forty years ago television was a rare novelty; today it is a commonplace. b) anything lacking originality: »Be not content with the commonplace in character any more than with the… …
