hackneyed
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nid adjective
made commonplace or trite; stale; banal: the hackneyed images of his poetry.
Related forms
non·hack·neyed, adjective
un·hack·neyed, adjective
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noun
1.
Also called hackney coach. a carriage or coach for hire; cab.
2.
a trotting horse used for drawing a light carriage or the like.
3.
a horse used for ordinary riding or driving.
4.
( initial capital letter ) one of an English breed of horses having a high-stepping gait.
adjective
5.
let out, employed, or done for hire.
verb (used with object)
6.
to make trite, common, or stale by frequent use.
7.
to use as a hackney.
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English hakeney, special use of placename Hackney, Middlesex, England
1300–50; Middle English hakeney, special use of placename Hackney, Middlesex, England
Related forms
hack·ney·ism, noun
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hackney (ˈhæknɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a compact breed of harness horse with a high-stepping trot |
| 2. | a. a coach or carriage that is for hire |
| b. (as modifier): a hackney carriage | |
| 3. | a popular term for hack |
| —vb | |
| 4. | (tr; usually passive) to make commonplace and banal by too frequent use |
| [C14: probably after | |
| 'hackneyism | |
| —n | |
| Hackney (ˈhæknɪ) | |
| —n | |
| a borough of NE Greater London: formed in 1965 from the former boroughs of Shoreditch, Stoke Newington, and Hackney; nearby are Hackney Marshes, the largest recreation ground in London. Pop: 208 400 (2003 est). Area: 19 sq km (8 sq miles) | |
| hackneyed (ˈhæknɪd) | |
| —adj | |
| (of phrases, fashions, etc) used so often as to be trite, dull, and stereotyped | |
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