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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.
- English (US)
HACKNEYED meaning: 1. A hackneyed phrase or idea has been...
- Znaczenie Hackneyed, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
hackneyed definicja: 1. A hackneyed phrase or idea has been...
- Simplified
HACKNEYED translate: （语词或观点）陈腐的，老套的. Learn more in the...
- Translate to Traditional Chinese
HACKNEYED translate: （語詞或觀點）陳腐的，老套的. Learn more in the...
- Translate English to Portuguese
HACKNEYED translate: batido. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Boy-Meets-Girl
BOY-MEETS-GIRL definition: 1. relating to a story, book, or...
- Hacktivist
HACKTIVIST definition: 1. someone who gets into computer...
- Trite
TRITE definition: 1. expressed too often to be interesting...
- English (US)
Hackneyed means lacking in freshness or originality, often used to describe a phrase or idea that is trite or commonplace. Learn the etymology, synonyms, examples, and related words of hackneyed from 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 means made commonplace or trite; stale; banal. See the origin, synonyms, and usage of the word in sentences from various sources.
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 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.
Definition of hackneyed adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
