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hackneyed

[ hak-need ]

adjective

  1. made commonplace or trite; stale; banal:

    the hackneyed images of his poetry.

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hackneyed

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adjective

  1. (of phrases, fashions, etc) used so often as to be trite, dull, and stereotyped
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Origin of hackneyed1

First recorded in 1740–50; hackney + -ed 2
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This hackneyed slippery slope argument – conflating entirely fair criticism of the court with fears of political violence – would be laughed out of any serious courtroom.

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Wears said she disapproved of Trump’s “hackneyed anecdotes from the locker room,†telling ABC News his speech was “inappropriate†and a waste of voters’ time.

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Early reviews called her music "hackneyed", "lightweight" and "emotionless".

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Juicy loves Tedra not in the Freudian manner of hackneyed “Hamlet†productions but in the protective way of an outcast who wishes to shield his fabulous mom from the blows of life.

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This project is noble, though the author’s reliance on old-school routines and hackneyed tropes makes the play seem rather creaky.

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