The difference between Hackneyed and Threadbare
When used as adjectives, hackneyed means repeated too often, whereas threadbare means shabby, frayed and worn to an extent that warp threads show.
check bellow for the other definitions of Hackneyed and Threadbare
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Hackneyed as an adjective:
repeated too often
Examples:
"The sermon was full of hackneyed phrases and platitudes."
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Hackneyed as an adjective (dated):
Let out for hire.
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Hackneyed as a verb:
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Threadbare as an adjective (of cloth):
shabby, frayed and worn to an extent that warp threads show
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Threadbare as an adjective:
damaged or shabby
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Threadbare as an adjective (of a person):
wearing clothes of threadbare material
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Threadbare as an adjective:
banal or clichéd; trite or hackneyed