English-Thai Dictionary

hackneyed

ADJ ธรรมดา  เก่าแก่  trite unimaginative fresh imaginative tam-ma-da

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HACKNEYED

pp. Used much or in common. 1. Practiced; accustomed.
He is long hackneyed in the ways of men.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

hackneyed

hack neyed |ˈhaknēd ˈhæknid | ▶adjective (of a phrase or idea ) lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite: hackneyed old sayings.

 

Oxford Dictionary

hackneyed

hack |neyed |ˈhaknɪd | ▶adjective (of a phrase or idea ) having been overused; unoriginal and trite: hackneyed old sayings.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

hackneyed

hackneyed adjective your hackneyed arguments fail to persuade anyone: overused, overdone, overworked, worn out, timeworn, platitudinous, vapid, stale, tired, threadbare; trite, banal, hack, clichéd, hoary, commonplace, common, ordinary, stock, conventional, stereotyped, predictable; unimaginative, unoriginal, uninspired, prosaic, dull, boring, pedestrian, run-of-the-mill, boilerplate, routine; informal old hat, cheesy, corny, played out. ANTONYMS original.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

hackneyed

hackneyed adjective hackneyed old sayings: overused, overworked, overdone, worn out, time-worn, platitudinous, vapid, stale, tired, threadbare; trite, banal, hack, clichéd, hoary, commonplace, common, ordinary, stock, conventional, stereotyped, predictable; unimaginative, unoriginal, derivative, uninspired, prosaic, dull, boring, pedestrian, run-of-the-mill, routine, humdrum; informal old hat, corny, played out; N. Amer. informal cornball, dime-store; rare truistic, bromidic. ANTONYMS original, fresh. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD hackneyed, trite, stale See trite . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

hackneyed

hack neyed /hǽknid /形容詞 ｟けなして ｠〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗(使い古して )陳腐な, 絞切り型の 〈表現など 〉.