Hackneyed and Unfunny

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Hackneyed adjective - Used or heard so often as to be dull.

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Unfunny and hackneyed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unfunny" instead an adjective "Hackneyed".

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Unfunny adjective - Not funny; especially failing to achieve the intended humor.

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Hackneyed and unfunny are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hackneyed" instead an adjective "Unfunny".

Unfortunately for him, viewers and critics largely agreed that it was actually a contender for one of the worst shows of the year, it was widely pilloried as dated, unfunny and hackneyed, and hemorrhaged from 805,000 viewers to 233,000 over the first episode alone.

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