hackneyed

English

hackneyed (comparative more hackneyed, superlative most hackneyed)

Repeated too often.
Synonyms: banal, commonplace, clichéd, shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, unoriginal, well-worn; see also Thesaurus:hackneyed

The sermon was full of hackneyed phrases and platitudes.
(dated) Let out for hire.

repeated too often

Bulgarian: изтъркан (bg) (iztǎrkan), банален (bg) (banalen), шаблонен (bg) (šablonen)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 陳腐的, 陈腐的 (chénfǔ de), 老生常談的, 老生常谈的 (lǎoshēngchángtán de)
Dutch: afgezaagd (nl), banaal (nl)
Finnish: kulunut (fi), kliseinen (fi)
French: rebattu (fr), éculé (fr)
Galician: gastado, desgastado, luído
German: abgedroschen (de), abgenutzt (de), banal (de)
Greek: τετριμμένος (el) m (tetrimménos), κοινότοπος (el) m (koinótopos)

Hebrew: נדוש‎ (he) (nadósh), חבוט‎ (khavút)
Interlingua: banal, trivial
Japanese: 陳腐な (ja) (chimpu na), 常套の (jōtō)
Korean: please add this translation if you can
Portuguese: banal (pt), trivial (pt), batido (pt)
Russian: изби́тый (ru) (izbítyj), зата́сканный (ru) (zatáskannyj), бана́льный (ru) (banálʹnyj), шабло́нный (ru) (šablónnyj)
Serbo-Croatian: izlizan (sh), banalan (sh)
Spanish: gastado (es), trillado (es), manido (es), manoseado (es), sobado (es)
Swedish: sliten (sv), banal (sv), utnött (sv)

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