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- Dictionaryhackneyed/ˈhaknɪd/
adjective
- 1. (of a phrase or idea) having been overused; unoriginal and trite: "hackneyed old sayings"
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Hackneyed means boring and meaningless because it is used too often. Learn how to use this adjective with synonyms, antonyms, and examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.
Hackneyed means lacking in freshness or originality, or worn out by overuse. Learn the synonyms, examples, etymology, and history of this adjective from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Hackneyed means boring and meaningless because it is used too often. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts and find synonyms and related words.
Hackneyed is usually used to describe tired writing, but you can also refer to the hackneyed plots of television sit-coms or the hackneyed jokes of your Uncle Fred. But, most often, you will see hackneyed before the word phrase to refer to a specific cliché that is annoying the heck out of someone.
Hackneyed definition: made commonplace or trite; stale; banal. See examples of HACKNEYED used in a sentence.
Hackneyed means used so often as to be trite, dull, and stereotyped. Learn the synonyms, pronunciation, and usage of this adjective with examples from Collins English Dictionary.
Hackneyed means overfamiliar, trite, or banal through overuse. Find the origin, usage, and examples of this adjective, as well as related words and translations in different languages.
