English to Dutch Meaning of hackneyed - afgezaagd

Hackneyed :

afgezaagd

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Definitions of hackneyed in English

Adjective

Examples of hackneyed in English

(1) However, the story and the manner of its telling are alike hackneyed , dull, and pointless.(2) The final hour has long past on the horror spoof and, sadly, all that's left is hackneyed jokes and trite dialogue.(3) History should be about forcing people to challenge their perceptions, not reinforcing hackneyed stereotypes of the past.(4) Secondly, it was full to overflowing of hackneyed sexist stereotypes.(5) The script is hackneyed , riddled with stereotypes and offers nothing that hasn't been seen in every single gangster film ever made.(6) We've heard Beethoven so many times that there is always a danger of it falling into a hackneyed mode of routine playing.(7) The blame, say critics, lies with the hackneyed , highly predictable plots.(8) His boss can take even a hackneyed phrase and let it dangle suggestively in the air until a dozen meanings reveal themselves.(9) But the key to stock market glory isn't contained in some hackneyed phrase.(10) Their books use hackneyed plotlines, stock characters, and omission of inconvenient facts.(11) They also provide English with a number of now rather hackneyed phrases like ‘to cry wolf’.(12) It's a trite and hackneyed old platitude - but sometimes, you do just have to stop and look at what's around you.(13) But a closer look reveals there's more to this course than a hackneyed phrase.(14) It is littered with hackneyed phrases and lazy commonplaces.(15) This year's summit has been accompanied by the usual round of hackneyed phrases about the need to end poverty.(16) Maybe it's time to trot out that hackneyed phrase about ‘the pace of modern life’.

Related Phrases of hackneyed

(1) hackney ::

rijpaard

(2) hackneyed expression ::

afgezaagde uitdrukking

Related Phrases of hackneyed

(1) hackney ::

rijpaard

(2) hackneyed expression ::

afgezaagde uitdrukking

Synonyms

Adjective

5. timeworn ::

versleten

6. platitudinous ::

afgezaagd

7. vapid ::

platvoers

8. stale ::

muf

9. tired ::

moe

10. threadbare ::

versleten

12. banal ::

banaal

13. hack ::

houwen

15. hoary ::

grijs

16. commonplace ::

alledaags

17. common ::

gemeenschappelijk

18. ordinary ::

gewoon

19. stock ::

voorraad

20. conventional ::

conventioneel

21. stereotyped ::

stereotiep

23. unimaginative ::

fantasieloos

24. unoriginal ::

niet origineel

25. uninspired ::

onbezield

26. prosaic ::

prozaïsch

27. dull ::

dof

28. boring ::

saai

30. pedestrian ::

voetganger

31. run-of-the-mill ::

run-of-the-mill

32. boilerplate ::

standaardtekst

33. routine ::

routine-

35. cheesy ::

kaasachtig

36. corny ::

corny

English to Dutch Dictionary: hackneyed

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