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hackneyed

/ˈhæknid/

hackneyedadjective

more hackneyed

Comp.

most hackneyed

Super.

/ˈhæknid/

Translations

éculéSe dit surtout d’une idée, d’une formule, d’un sujet ou d’un cliché devenu trop usé par l’usage.

The movie's plot was so hackneyed that I could predict the ending within the first ten minutes.

L’intrigue du film était tellement éculée que j’ai pu prévoir la fin dans les dix premières minutes.

Additional translations

rebattuS’emploie pour un sujet, une formule ou un propos devenus trop connus à force d’être répétés.

galvaudéPlus fréquent avec des mots, des expressions ou des idées dont l’usage excessif a affaibli la force.

Definitions

Lacking in freshness or originality; overused and clichéd.

The movie's plot was so hackneyed that I could predict the ending within the first ten minutes.

Made commonplace or trite through frequent use.

The speech was filled with hackneyed slogans that failed to inspire the audience.

Synonyms

Antonyms

hackneyedpast participle

/ˈhæk.nid/

Used as a past-participle adjective derived from the verb "hackney".

Translations

éculéEmploi adjectival du participe passé, au sens de « usé à force d’être répété ».

A hackneyed phrase soon loses its impact.

Une phrase éculée perd vite son impact.

Definitions

Past participle of the verb "hackney," used attributively.

A hackneyed phrase soon loses its impact.

Synonyms

hackneyverb

hackneyed

Past Simple

hackneyed

Past Simple

hackneyed

Past Participle

hackneying

Gerund

/ˈhækni/

Translations

galvauderSe dit surtout d’une expression, d’une idée ou d’un mot.

The writer was careful not to hackney the phrase by using it too often in his novel.

L’écrivain veillait à ne pas galvauder cette expression en l’employant trop souvent dans son roman.

Definitions

To make something banal or trite by frequent use.

The writer was careful not to hackney the phrase by using it too often in his novel.

Synonyms

hackneynoun

Definitions

A horse or pony of a light breed with a high-stepping trot, used in harness.

The hackney was well-suited for pulling the carriage through the city streets.

A horse-drawn vehicle kept for hire.

They decided to take a hackney to the theater instead of walking.

A person who writes to earn money, especially a writer who produces dull or unoriginal work.

He was considered a hackney, churning out novels that lacked creativity.

hackneyadjective

Definitions

Designating a horse, carriage, cab, or similar conveyance that is kept for public hire; by extension, ordinary or commonplace.

They hailed a hackney cab outside the station.