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Hackneyed vs Unhackneyed - What's the difference?

hackneyed | unhackneyed |

As adjectives the difference between hackneyed and unhackneyed

is that hackneyed is repeated too often while unhackneyed is not hackneyed.

As a verb hackneyed

is (hackney).

hackneyed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Repeated too often.
    • The sermon was full of hackneyed phrases and platitudes.

    Synonyms

    * banal, commonplace, , shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, unoriginal, well-worn * See also

    Verb

    (head)
  • (hackney)

    • unhackneyed

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Not hackneyed.