hackneyed
hack·neyed
hackneyed · more hackneyed · most hackneyed
избитый, затасканный, банальный, шаблонный
abgedroschen, abgenutzt, banal, ausgelutscht
Repeated too oftenRepeated too often.
/ˈhæk.nid/
Meaning
2 sensesRepeated too often.
The sermon was full of hackneyed phrases and platitudes.
abgedroschen, abgenutzt, banal
изби́тыйizbítyj, зата́сканныйzatáskannyj, бана́льныйbanálʹnyj
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
(dated)Let out for hire.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
repeated too often:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
repeated too often:
Origin
From hackney + -ed. Most likely from the fact that hackney carriages have been used so mucFrom hackney + -ed. Most likely from the fact that hackney carriages have been used so much, that they are extremely commonplace now.
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Forms
more hackneyed, most hackneyed| Comparative | more hackneyed Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most hackneyed Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
26 synonymsstockB2tiredA1banalcommonplaceclichédshopwornthreadbaretimeworntriteunoriginalwell-wornbatheticbromidiccheesy
Close in meaning
- repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse:banalcommonplaceold-hatshopwornstockthreadbaretimeworntired
Antonyms
3 antonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form