/ Dictionary / Index H hackneyed: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: hack•neyed Pronunciation: (hak'nēd), [key] — adj. made commonplace or trite; stale; banal: the hackneyed images of his poetry. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: hackneyed (Thesaurus) hackney coach hacksaw Related Content Daily Word Quiz: spectral Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language