adjective

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

hackneyed old sayings

overused,overworked,overdone,worn out,time-worn,platitudinous,vapid,stale,tired,threadbare,trite,banal,hack,clichéd,hoary,commonplace,common,ordinary,stock,conventional,stereotyped,predictable,unimaginative,unoriginal,derivative,uninspired,prosaic,dull,boring,pedestrian,run-of-the-mill,routine,humdrum,old hat,corny,played out,hacky,cornball,dime-store,truistic,bromidic