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English
Etymology
From un- + hackneyed.
Adjective
unhackneyed (not comparable)
- Unpractised, inexperienced.
1775 January 17 (first performance), [Richard Brinsley Sheridan], The Rivals, a Comedy. , London: John Wilkie, , published 1775, →OCLC, Act I, scene ii, page 9:Unus'd to the foppery of love, he is negligent of the little duties expected from a lover—but being unhackney'd in the paſſion, his affection is ardent and ſincere; and as it engroſſes his vvhole ſoul, he expects every thought and emotion of his miſtreſs to move in uniſon vvith his.
1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XXII, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. , volume I, London: Henry Colburn, , published 1842, →OCLC, page 276:A very short time served to prove how worthy he was both of their love and esteem; the manly sincerity, the professional simplicity and openness of his heart, with the sweetness of his cheerful temper, and that novel way of looking at the world peculiar to the noble-spirited and unhackneyed seaman, rendered him equally dear and delightful to all around him.
- Not worn-out through overuse; not hackneyed.
1960 August, “New Reading on Railways”, in Trains Illustrated, page 512:UNUSUAL LOCOMOTIVES. By E. F. Carter. Frederick Muller Ltd. 21s. […] This book is particularly disappointing as this is an un-hackneyed subject upon which a reliable book would be most welcome.