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veronica_richWord of the Day for Thursday, December 18, 2008
hackneyed \HAK-need\, adjective:
1. used too often; commonplace
2. habituated; experienced
Special sense of "one who writes anything for hire" led to hackneyed "trite" by 1749.
Well, gee, I didn't need dictionary.com to decide my ego for the day. Thanks a lot, Interwebs ...
hackneyed \HAK-need\, adjective:
1. used too often; commonplace
2. habituated; experienced
Special sense of "one who writes anything for hire" led to hackneyed "trite" by 1749.
Well, gee, I didn't need dictionary.com to decide my ego for the day. Thanks a lot, Interwebs ...
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Date: 2008-12-18 05:28 pm (UTC)