hackneyed

English

Etymology

From Hackney + -ed.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈhækniːd/

Adjective

hackneyed (comparative more hackneyed, superlative most hackneyed)

1. Repeated too often.

   The sermon was full of hackneyed phrases and platitudes.

Synonyms

• banal, commonplace, clichéd, shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, unoriginal, well-worn
• See also Wikisaurus:hackneyed

Translations

repeated too often

Bulgarian: изтъркан (bg), банален (bg), шаблонен (bg) Croatian: izlizan (hr), banalan (hr) Dutch: afgezaagd (nl), banaal (nl) Finnish: kulunut (fi) German: abgedroschen (de), abgenutzt (de), banal (de)

Greek: τετριμμένος (el) (tetrimménos) m., κοινότοπος (el) (koinótopos) m. Hebrew: נדוש (he) (nadósh), חבוט (he) (khavút) Interlingua: banal (ia), trivial (ia) Portuguese: banal (pt), trivial (pt), batido (pt) Spanish: gastado (es), trillado (es)

Verb

hackneyed

1. Simple past tense and past participle of hackney.