Overuses - English meaning

adjective

So lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.

Usage examples:

Songs with banal, repeated words

adjective

Too often used in the past and therefore not interesting

Usage examples:

He just sat there making banal remarks all evening.

adjective

Showing a lack of originality; based on frequently repeated phrases or opinions.

Usage examples:

He has a horror of clichéd images of african american life

adjective

Often said, used, or done, and therefore not original and not interesting

Usage examples:

He made some clichéd remark., it might sound clichéd, but knowing that you're doing something worth…

adjective

Imitative of the work of another artist, writer, etc., and usually disapproved of for that reason.

Usage examples:

An artist who is not in the slightest bit derivative

noun

Something which is based on another source.

Usage examples:

The aircraft is a derivative of the falcon 20g

adjective

Having qualities taken from something else

Usage examples:

Too much of the music feels derivative., retinol is a derivative of vitamin a.

verb

Cut with rough or heavy blows.

Usage examples:

Hack off the branches and let them fall to the ground

noun

A rough cut, blow, or stroke.

Usage examples:

He was sure one of us was going to take a hack at him

verb

Ride a horse for pleasure or exercise.

Usage examples:

The two riders hacked along the trail through the woods

adjective

(of a phrase or idea) having been overused; unoriginal and trite.

Usage examples:

Hackneyed old sayings

adjective

Used or said so often that it seems ordinary, meaningless, or not sincere

Usage examples:

A hackneyed plot

adjective

Lacking originality; hackneyed.

Usage examples:

We already know what those hacky punchlines are going to be

adjective

(of computer programming) not elegant (= simple in a way that shows skill and care), although it may solve a problem effectively

Usage examples:

I just wrote some ugly, hacky code that got the job done., the programming is kind of hacky, but it…

adjective

(of a person) having to work beyond their capacity or strength.

Usage examples:

Overworked nurses do not have time to adequately prepare patients for discharge

verb

Cause (someone) to work beyond their capacity or strength.

Usage examples:

Employers should be aware that overworking their employees comes at a cost

adjective

Having to work too much

Usage examples:

An overworked civil servant, i'm overworked and underpaid., the article was full of overworked expr…

adjective

(of a remark or statement) used too often to be interesting or thoughtful; hackneyed.

Usage examples:

This may sound platitudinous

adjective

(of food) no longer fresh and pleasant to eat; hard, musty, or dry.

Usage examples:

Stale bread

verb

Make or become stale.

Usage examples:

She would cut up yesterday's leftover bread, staling now

verb

(of an animal, especially a horse) urinate.

Usage examples:

The horse staled while he was riding

adjective

Viewed or represented as a stereotype.

Usage examples:

The film is weakened by its stereotyped characters

verb

View or represent as a stereotype.

Usage examples:

The city is too easily stereotyped as an industrial wasteland

noun

The goods or merchandise kept on the premises of a shop or warehouse and available for sale or distribution.

Usage examples:

The store has a very low turnover of stock

adjective

(of a product or type of product) usually kept in stock and thus regularly available for sale.

Usage examples:

25 per cent off stock items

verb

Have or keep a supply of (a particular product or type or product) available for sale.

Usage examples:

Most supermarkets now stock a range of organic produce

adjective

(of cloth, clothing, or soft furnishings) becoming thin and tattered with age.

Usage examples:

Tatty rooms with threadbare carpets

adjective

(of material) looking worn and thin from much use

Usage examples:

Her clothes were faded and threadbare.

adjective

In need of sleep or rest; weary.

Usage examples:

Fisher rubbed his tired eyes

verb

Feel or cause to feel in need of rest or sleep.

Usage examples:

Soon the ascent grew steeper and he began to tire

adjective

(of a remark or idea) lacking originality or freshness; dull on account of overuse.

Usage examples:

This point may now seem obvious and trite

adjective

Done or expressed too often to be of any interest

Usage examples:

Even good acting couldn’t make up for the trite story.

adjective

Lacking originality; derivative.

Usage examples:

An uninteresting and unoriginal essay

adjective

The same as a lot of other things and therefore not interesting or special

adjective

Past participle of wear1.

verb

Have (something) on one's body as clothing, decoration, or protection.

Usage examples:

He was wearing a dark suit