Hackneyed definition

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The sermon was full of hackneyed phrases and platitudes.

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Overfamiliar through overuse; trite.
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Made trite by overuse.
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Simple past tense and past participle of hackney.
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The definition of hackneyed is something cliché that has been overused or done too much.

An example of hackneyed writing is writing that is full of cliches and boring phrases that have been used by countless other authors.

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Hackneyed Sentence Examples

  • Hackneyed stereotypes are used over and over again.

  • This is a real shame as the role does have potential to really deliver a great performance, despite the rather hackneyed script.

  • Some hackneyed situations come across as fresh and funny.

  • Hackneyed images risk reducing Irish history to textbook postcolonial illustrations.

  • Every facet of the film is hackneyed - car chases, gee whiz technology, explosions, constant, constant, slaying of people.

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