The following extract presents a suitable answer to the hacknied argument drawn by the defender of Slavery from the songs of the Slave, and is also a good specimen of the powers of observation and manly heart of the writer. The word hacknied is an old form of the word hackneyed. What does it mean ?
Correct answer: A. Lacking in freshness and originality
- A. Lacking in freshness and originality
- B. Saddened
- C. Double meaning
- D. Blue-eyed
Explanation
Hackneyed means overused and lacking freshness or originality, which suits an argument repeatedly employed by defenders of slavery. It does not mean sad or ambiguous.
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