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Rank | Letters | Answer | Clue | |
1 | 99% | 5 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 55% | 10 | Hackneyed | |
3 | 23% | 8 | Trite or hackneyed element | |
Hackneyed Unoriginal Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "TRITE" which means:
- adjective satellite
- • Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse adjective
- • Often in reference to a word or phrase: used so many times that it is commonplace, or no longer interesting or effective; worn out, hackneyed.
- • So well established as to be beyond debate: trite law. noun
- • A denomination of coinage in ancient greece equivalent to one third of a stater.
- • Trite, a genus of spiders, found in australia, new zealand and oceania, of the family salticidae.
An example sentence would be:
- • "Her speech was filled with trite cliches."
- • "The movie's plot was predictable and trite."
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The Guardian Speedy22 Dec 2019 | Across 13 | |
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