hackneyed
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- Letters
- 9
/ˈhækniːd/
Definition of hackneyed
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
-
Repeated too often.
“The sermon was full of hackneyed phrases and platitudes.”
“It was a great success, that Irish stew. I don’t think I ever enjoyed a meal more. There was something so fresh and piquant about it. One's palate gets so tired of the old hackneyed things: here was a dish with a new flavour, with a taste like nothing else on earth.”
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adj
-
Repeated too often.
“The sermon was full of hackneyed phrases and platitudes.”
“It was a great success, that Irish stew. I don’t think I ever enjoyed a meal more. There was something so fresh and piquant about it. One's palate gets so tired of the old hackneyed things: here was a dish with a new flavour, with a taste like nothing else on earth.”
- (dated)Let out for hire.
verb
- (form-of, participle, past)simple past and past participle of hackney
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Etymology
From hackney + -ed.
Words you can make from hackneyed
153 playable · top: HACKNEY (19 pts)
Best play hackney 19 points6-letter words
11 words5-letter words
28 words- HANKY 15 pts
- CAKEY 14 pts
- CHEEK 14 pts
- HACEK 14 pts
- KENCH 14 pts
- KEYED 13 pts
- KHEDA 13 pts
- CAKED 12 pts
- HANDY 12 pts
- HAYED 12 pts
- HEADY 12 pts
- ACHED 11 pts
- ACKEE 11 pts
- CANDY 11 pts
- DECAY 11 pts
- ECHED 11 pts
- HYENA 11 pts
- HANCE 10 pts
- HENCE 10 pts
- KNEAD 10 pts
- KNEED 10 pts
- NAKED 10 pts
- AKENE 9 pts
- NEEDY 9 pts
- ACNED 8 pts
- CANED 8 pts
- DANCE 8 pts
- DECAN 8 pts
4-letter words
53 words- CAKY 13 pts
- HACK 13 pts
- HECK 13 pts
- YACK 13 pts
- ACHY 12 pts
- CHAY 12 pts
- DHAK 12 pts
- DYKE 12 pts
- YECH 12 pts
- ANKH 11 pts
- DECK 11 pts
- HAKE 11 pts
- HANK 11 pts
- KHAN 11 pts
- YANK 11 pts
- CAKE 10 pts
- CHAD 10 pts
- NECK 10 pts
- NYAH 10 pts
- YEAH 10 pts
- ACHE 9 pts
- CYAN 9 pts
- DANK 9 pts
- DEKE 9 pts
- EACH 9 pts
- ECHE 9 pts
- EKED 9 pts
- AHED 8 pts
- AKEE 8 pts
- DENY 8 pts
- DYNE 8 pts
- EYED 8 pts
- HADE 8 pts
- HAED 8 pts
- HAND 8 pts
- HEAD 8 pts
- HEED 8 pts
- KANE 8 pts
- KEEN 8 pts
- KNEE 8 pts
- ACED 7 pts
- CADE 7 pts
- CEDE 7 pts
- DACE 7 pts
- EYEN 7 pts
- EYNE 7 pts
- HAEN 7 pts
- YEAN 7 pts
- ACNE 6 pts
- CANE 6 pts
- DEAN 5 pts
- DENE 5 pts
- NEED 5 pts
3-letter words
43 words- KAY 10 pts
- KEY 10 pts
- KYE 10 pts
- YAK 10 pts
- ACK 9 pts
- HAY 9 pts
- HEY 9 pts
- YAH 9 pts
- YEH 9 pts
- CAY 8 pts
- DAK 8 pts
- DAH 7 pts
- DAY 7 pts
- DEY 7 pts
- DYE 7 pts
- EDH 7 pts
- EEK 7 pts
- EKE 7 pts
- HAD 7 pts
- KAE 7 pts
- KEA 7 pts
- KEN 7 pts
- ANY 6 pts
- AYE 6 pts
- CAD 6 pts
- EYE 6 pts
- HAE 6 pts
- HEN 6 pts
- NAH 6 pts
- NAY 6 pts
- YEA 6 pts
- YEN 6 pts
- ACE 5 pts
- CAN 5 pts
- CEE 5 pts
- AND 4 pts
- DAN 4 pts
- DEE 4 pts
- DEN 4 pts
- END 4 pts
- ANE 3 pts
- NAE 3 pts
- NEE 3 pts
2-letter words
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