hackneyed

(hăk'nēd)
adj.
Overfamiliar through overuse; trite.

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meaning 'made commonplace or trite by overuse', is spelt -eyed. For hackneyed phrases, see clichés.

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adjective

Without freshness or appeal because of overuse: banal, bromidic, clichéd, commonplace, corny, musty, overused, overworked, platitudinal, platitudinous, shopworn, stale, stereotyped, stereotypic, stereotypical, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, warmed-over, well-worn, worn-out. See excite/bore/interest, usual/unusual.

adj

Definition: cliched, tired
Antonyms: fresh, new, original, uncommon

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• Ordinary, Dull, Plain, or Banal

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - banal, fladtrådt, forfladiget

Nederlands (Dutch)
afgezaagd, afgetakeld, overwerkt

Français (French)
adj. - rebattu, galvaudé, éculé

Deutsch (German)
adj. - abgedroschen, abgegriffen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ξευτελισμένος, φθαρμένος, χιλιοειπωμένος, τετριμμένος, κοινότοπος, μπανάλ

Italiano (Italian)
banale, trito e ritrito

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - usado em demasia

Русский (Russian)
избитый, банальный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - trillado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - banal

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
不新奇的, 陈腐的, 常见的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不新奇的, 陳腐的, 常見的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 낡아 빠진, 진부한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 使い古された, 陳腐な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مبتذل, مكرر, إلى حد الابتذال‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נדוש, בנלי, חבוט‬

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