How to Pronounce "hackneyed"
word
ˈhæknid
HAK-need
hˈæknɪd
HAK-nid
Definition
Used so often that it is no longer interesting, new, or effective; overused and unoriginal.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈhæknid
British English
hˈæknɪd
Simplified Pronunciation
US
HAK-need
UK
HAK-nid
Listen in Context
The movie's plot was very hackneyed.
That saying is hackneyed and boring.
People are tired of hackneyed excuses.
His speech was full of hackneyed phrases everyone has heard before.