hackneyed

/ˈhækniːd/

IPA: /HH AE1 K N IY0 D/

verb
  1. 1

    To make uninteresting or trite by frequent use.

  2. 2

    To use as a hackney.

  3. 3

    To carry in a hackney coach.

adjective
  1. 1

    Repeated too often.

    “The sermon was full of hackneyed phrases and platitudes.”

    syn:banalclichédcommonplaceshopwornstockthreadbare
  2. 2

    Let out for hire.

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