Hackney
Hackney adjective - Used or heard so often as to be dull.
Usage example: she quickly learned to ignore her children's hackney complaints like “It isn't fair” and “Why me?”
Musty and hackney are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Musty" instead an adjective "Hackney".
Nearby Word: hackneyed
Musty
Musty adjective - Used or heard so often as to be dull.
Usage example: the musty prose of writers who use the same expressions over and over
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