Word of the Day – Hackneyed

• Adjective:  hackneyed
  1. not interesting, funny, etc., because of being used too often : not fresh or original

•  Synonyms:
  1. Overused
  2. Overdone
  3. O0verworked
  4. worn out
  5. timeworn
  6. platitudinous
  7. vapid
  8. stale
  9. tired
  10. threadbare

• Usage:
  • “Besides being offensive and hackneyed, the joke didn’t even have any relationship to reality.”

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