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hackwork

noun

professional work done according to formula

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
H
Ends with
K
Contains
ACKWOR
Scrabble score
24
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. professional work done according to formula

noun

  1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) undistinguished literary work produced to order.

    “James Scully has observed that much of what is called political poetry, or poetry that deals with politics, is hackwork.”

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Example Sentences

James Scully has observed that much of what is called political poetry, or poetry that deals with politics, is hackwork.
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