| Definition: | (adjective) Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse. |
| Synonyms: | banal, old-hat, stock, threadbare, timeworn, trite, well-worn, tired, shopworn, commonplace |
| Usage: | For God’s sake do not thrust upon me your hackneyed remarks, repeated to nausea, that “I was only a dreamer,” while they even then had an understanding of life. |
Follow Us