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hackneyed

English

Etymology

hackney +? -ed

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?hækni?d/
  • (US) enPR: h?k?n?d

Adjective

hackneyed (comparative more hackneyed, superlative most hackneyed)

  1. Repeated too often.
    Synonyms: banal, commonplace, clichéd, shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, unoriginal, well-worn; see also Thesaurus:hackneyed
  2. (dated) Let out for hire.

Translations

Verb

hackneyed

  1. simple past tense and past participle of hackney

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overdone

English

Etymology

From Middle English overdon, from Old English oferd?n, equivalent to over- +? done.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ov???d?n/

Adjective

overdone (comparative more overdone, superlative most overdone)

  1. Cooked too much.
  2. Exaggerated.
  3. Repeated too often; hackneyed.

Verb

overdone

  1. past participle of overdo

Further reading

  • Webster, Noah (1828) , “overdone”, in An American Dictionary of the English Language
  • overdone at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

  • done over

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