éculé — meaning in English French → English · translate English → French instead English meaning hackneyed adjective Used so often that it has lost its force or originality. trite adjective Overused to the point of being boring or meaningless; unoriginal. Senses éculé is used for these senses in English: hackneyed Repeated too often. trite 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. Related French words rebattu banal trivial