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hackneyed
adjective
Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
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ˈhækniːd
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adjective
Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
“His remarks were trite and commonplace”
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His remarks were trite and commonplace
Hackneyed phrases
A stock answer
Repeating threadbare jokes
Parroting some timeworn axiom
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