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The term has gone through many meanings, but it arose from a town near London (Hackney) where low grade horses were bred to tow carriages for ordinary folk. Hence it came to mean "ordinary" and was then applied to writers of ordinary prose (generally journalists), sometimes shortened to "hack" from which possibly came the term "hackers" for computer network vandals.
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How do you use hackneyed in a sentence?
(The adjective hackneyed means used too often, or cliche.)Each time he reported his street light outage, he was given the same hackneyed excuse about a shortage in manpower.The political campaign featured the same hackneyed examples of patriotic rhetoric.The problem with expressions is that they become so hackneyed, we're surprised when they come true.The teacher complained about the hackneyed use of the word nice.The problem with expressions is that they become so hackneyed, that we're surprised when they come true.
What is the antonym word of hackneyed?
fresh
What is the suffix and prefix of hackneyed?
the root word is hack
What is another word for trite?
A hackneyed statement, banality, bromide, commonplace or triviality.
A trite statement is called?
A hackneyed statement or notion.
How do you use hackneyed in a sentence?
(The adjective hackneyed means used too often, or cliche.)Each time he reported his street light outage, he was given the same hackneyed excuse about a shortage in manpower.The political campaign featured the same hackneyed examples of patriotic rhetoric.The problem with expressions is that they become so hackneyed, we're surprised when they come true.The teacher complained about the hackneyed use of the word nice.The problem with expressions is that they become so hackneyed, that we're surprised when they come true.
What is the antonym word of hackneyed?
fresh
What is a sentence using the word hackneyed?
Do not use that hackneyed expression in your speech tonight.Tattoos may give people, in that hackneyed contemporary phrase, "a sense of identity."The politicians' use of "change for tomorrow" is a hackneyed expression.
Sentence with hackneyed?
Robert worked hard on his proposal so the board would see his plan as new and fresh, not hackneyed, like the plan presented by James. The word hackneyed is an adjective.
What is the suffix and prefix of hackneyed?
the root word is hack
What is a sentence gor the word hackneyed?
Hackneyed means old, tired, and worn out. Here are some sentences.That hackneyed cliche should be avoided in your sentences.The idea of dressing up like a pirate is getting hackneyed.I don't want to use any hackneyed ideas.
What seven letter word means most hackneyed or dull?
tritest
What is the opposite of hackneyed?
Opposites of hackneyed are new, fresh, original...
What are the release dates for Hackneyed - 2013?
Hackneyed - 2013 was released on: USA: 1 April 2013
How do you hackneyed in a sentence?
Every time my internet goes down, the cable company gives me a hackneyed explanation.
Write a sentence with the word cliche?
Cliché means hackneyed and stereotypically exaggerated, as in "The image of a schoolteacher as a quiet spinster is cliché ."
What is another word for trite?
A hackneyed statement, banality, bromide, commonplace or triviality.
