hackneyedadjective
uk/ˈhæk.nid/us/ˈhæk.nid/disapprovingA hackneyed phrase or idea has been said or used so often that it has become boring and has no meaning:
The plot of the film is just a hackneyed boy-meets-girl scenario.
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Tedious and uninspiring
- anonymous
- antiseptic
- banal
- be (as) dull as ditchwater idiom
- bland
- boring
- drab
- earthbound
- flat-footed
- lifeless
- mind-numbing
- monochrome
- monotonous
- mouldy
- mundane
- tedious
- threadbare
- tired
- tiresome
- trite
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