Both Uses of
hackneyed
in
Sense and Sensibility
- I detest jargon of every kind, and sometimes I have kept my feelings to myself, because I could find no language to describe them in but what was worn and hackneyed out of all sense and meaning.
Chpt 18 *hackneyed = lacking impact due to too much previous exposure
- —Every line, every word was—in the hackneyed metaphor which their dear writer, were she here, would forbid—a dagger to my heart.†
Chpt 44
Definition:
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(hackneyed) lacking impact due to too much previous exposure -- especially writing that is unimaginative and filled with overused expressions, ideas, and formulas