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hackneyed
UK
/ˈhæknid/
US
/ˈhæknid/
more hackneyed
Comp.
most hackneyed
Super.
UK
/ˈhæknid/
US
/ˈhæknid/
Translations
The movie's plot was criticized for being hackneyed.
Сюжет фильма был раскритикован за то, что он избитый.
The speech was filled with hackneyed phrases.
Речь была наполнена банальными фразами.
The writer avoided using hackneyed expressions in his novel.
Писатель избегал использования затасканных выражений в своем романе.
Definitions
The movie's plot was so hackneyed that I could predict the ending within the first ten minutes.
The speech was filled with hackneyed slogans that failed to inspire the audience.
UK
/ˈhæk.nid/
US
/ˈhæk.nid/
Used as a past-participle adjective derived from the verb "hackney".
Definitions
A hackneyed phrase soon loses its impact.
hackneyed
Past Simple
hackneyed
Past Simple
hackneyed
Past Participle
hackneying
Gerund
UK
/ˈhækni/
US
/ˈhækni/
Translations
He tends to hackney his jokes by repeating them too often.
Он склонен изнашивать свои шутки, повторяя их слишком часто.
The writer was criticized for hackneying the same themes in all his books.
Писателя критиковали за то, что он затаскивает одни и те же темы во всех своих книгах.
Additional translations
Definitions
The writer was careful not to hackney the phrase by using it too often in his novel.
Definitions
The hackney was well-suited for pulling the carriage through the city streets.
They decided to take a hackney to the theater instead of walking.
He was considered a hackney, churning out novels that lacked creativity.
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They hailed a hackney cab outside the station.