hackneyed
adjective
[ ˈhaknɪd ]
• (of a phrase or idea) having been overused; unoriginal and trite.
• "hackneyed old sayings"
Similar:
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,
old hat,
corny,
played out,
hacky,
cornball,
dime-store,
truistic,
bromidic,
Origin:
mid 18th century: from the archaic verb hackney (see hackney), meaning ‘use (a horse) for ordinary riding’, later ‘make commonplace by overuse’.
