English Explanatory Dictionary

hackneyed

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Repeated too often.
  2. Let out for hire.
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of hackney

Pronunciation

/ˈhækniːd/ hăkʹnēd LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-hackneyed.wav

Word forms

hackneyed more hackneyed most hackneyed hacknied

Etymology

From hackney + -ed.

Synonyms

banal bathetic bromidic cheesy clichéd commonplace corny dog-eared hackneyed hoary overdone overused overworked pat played out shopworn stale threadbare timeworn tired trite warmed-over well-worn stock unoriginal

Antonyms

fresh new original

Related words

boring cookie-cutter mediocre monotonous unoriginal saying

Derived words

hackneyedness unhackneyed
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