Word of the Day for Thursday, December 18, 2008
hackneyed \HAK-need\, adjective:
1. used too often; commonplace
2. habituated; experienced
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The B.O., the agent of hope and change, has appointed nothing but hackneyed Washingtonians to his cabinet and staff!
The B.O., the agent of hope and change, has appointed nothing but hackneyed Washingtonians to his cabinet and staff!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Special sense of "one who writes anything for hire" led to hackneyed "trite" by 1749.
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