Definition of Hackneyed

Adjective

  • repeated too often
    overfamiliar through overuse
    "bromidic sermons"
    "his remarks were trite and commonplace"
    "hackneyed phrases"
    "a stock answer"
    "repeating threadbare jokes"
    "parroting some timeworn axiom"
    "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"
    - old hat - well worn
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Unscramble hackneyed

215 unscramble word found using the letters hackneyed.
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