Please friends what is the word “hackneyed” and how do I use it in a sentence
Dave:
June 15th, 2015 at 6:15 pm
Not wishing to steal the thunder from the site, but –
Hackneyed derives from hackney, which was the lowest grade of riding horse in the medieval parlance – kind of the equivalent of a “beater car” and barely above a pack horse.
Hackneyed, therefore, means stale, lacking in originality or spirit, tired and over-used.
john:
February 7th, 2018 at 10:49 am
thank you for an answer to the word grocer. i ran across it reading The story of civilization, volume 9, The age of Voltaire by Will and Ariel Durant. i then went looking for confirmation online and was surprised at how many sites got it wrong. ty word detective.
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Samuel:
April 29th, 2015 at 3:30 pm
Please friends what is the word “hackneyed” and how do I use it in a sentence
Dave:
June 15th, 2015 at 6:15 pm
Not wishing to steal the thunder from the site, but –
Hackneyed derives from hackney, which was the lowest grade of riding horse in the medieval parlance – kind of the equivalent of a “beater car” and barely above a pack horse.
Hackneyed, therefore, means stale, lacking in originality or spirit, tired and over-used.
john:
February 7th, 2018 at 10:49 am
thank you for an answer to the word grocer. i ran across it reading The story of civilization, volume 9, The age of Voltaire by Will and Ariel Durant. i then went looking for confirmation online and was surprised at how many sites got it wrong. ty word detective.