hackneyed
adjective
1. repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
- hackneyed phrases
Similar word(s): unoriginal, banal, commonplace, shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite
Sentences with hackneyed as an adjective:
- The sermon was full of hackneyed phrases and platitudes.
verb
1. simple past tense and past participle of hackney