abgedroschen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- commonplace adjective Ordinary; lacking anything unusual or noteworthy.
- corny adj Overly sentimental, old-fashioned, or unoriginal, especially in humor or storytelling.
- hackneyed adjective Used so often that it has lost its force or originality.
- stale adj No longer fresh; dried out or gone off, especially food or drink.
- trite adjective Overused to the point of being boring or meaningless; unoriginal.
Senses
abgedroschen is used for these senses in English:
- clichéd Repeated so often that it has become stale or commonplace; hackneyed. [from early 20th c.]
- commonplace Ordinary; not having any remarkable characteristics.
- corny Hackneyed or excessively sentimental.
- corny (obsolete) Producing corn or grain; furnished with grains of corn.
- hackneyed Repeated too often.
- stale No longer fresh, new, or interesting, in reference to ideas and immaterial things; clichéd, hackneyed, dated.
- 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.
commonplace — full definition
- adjective Ordinary; lacking anything unusual or noteworthy.
- noun A remark or idea that has become dull and predictable from overuse; a cliché.