hackneyed
[ hak-need ]
/ ˈhæk nid /
adjective
made commonplace or trite; stale; banal: the hackneyed images of his poetry.
RELATED WORDS
timeworn, corny, trite, banal, stale, threadbare, well-worn, antiquated, common, commonplace, conventional, everyday, hokey, moth-eaten, obsolete, old, out-of-date, outdated, outmoded, overworked
Nearby words
- hackly,
- hackman,
- hackmatack,
- hackney,
- hackney coach,
- hacksaw,
- hacktivism,
- hacktivist,
- hackwork,
- hacky sack
Origin of hackneyed
Synonym study
See commonplace.
hackney
[ hak-nee ]
/ ˈhæk ni /
noun, plural hack·neys.
adjective
let out, employed, or done for hire.
verb (used with object)
to make trite, common, or stale by frequent use.
to use as a hackney.
Origin of hackney
1300–50; Middle English hakeney, special use of placename Hackney, Middlesex, England
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Examples from the Web for hackneyed
hackneyed
/ (ˈhæknɪd) /
adjective
(of phrases, fashions, etc) used so often as to be trite, dull, and stereotyped
hackney
/ (ˈhæknɪ) /
noun
a compact breed of harness horse with a high-stepping trot
- a coach or carriage that is for hire
- (as modifier)a hackney carriage
a popular term for hack 2 (def. 1)
verb
(tr; usually passive) to make commonplace and banal by too frequent use
Word Origin for hackney
C14: probably after Hackney, where horses were formerly raised; sense 4 meaning derives from the allusion to a weakened hired horse
Hackney
/ (ˈhæknɪ) /
noun
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)
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