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adjective
made commonplace or trite; stale; banal: the hackneyed images of his poetry.
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non·hack·neyed, adjective
un·hack·neyed, adjective
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Hackneyed
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Example Sentences
- The result doesn't even reach hackneyed sitcom status.
- There was a lot of truth in this reply, however hackneyed.
- The show about an inept spy was banal and relied on hackneyed gimmicks.
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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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