hackneyed.
Repeated too often.
Meaning & usage
Repeated too often.
The sermon was full of hackneyed phrases and platitudes.
Let out for hire.
Where this word comes from
From hackney + -ed. Most likely from the fact that hackney carriages have been used so much, that they are extremely commonplace now.
simple past and past participle of hackney
Where this word comes from
From hackney + -ed. Most likely from the fact that hackney carriages have been used so much, that they are extremely commonplace now.
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