hackwork
noun
hack·work
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Definition of hackwork
: literary, artistic, or professional work done on order usually according to formula and in conformity with commercial standards
Examples of hackwork in a Sentence
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Alan Smithee credits look like hackwork in comparison. — Graeme Mcmillan, The Hollywood Reporter, "80 Comics to Read For Marvel's 80th Anniversary," 31 Aug. 2019 Its misfortunes are not difficult to explain: Unlike Life and Fate, Stalingrad was published in the Soviet Union under Stalin and gained a reputation as Stalinist hackwork. — Sophie Pinkham, The New Republic, "Vasily Grossman’s Lost Epic," 27 Aug. 2019 His oeuvre is full of hackwork: The pulps commonly paid by the word and Howard was happy to deliver words in bulk, allowing quantity to overwhelm quality. — John J. Miller, National Review, "The Fantastic Robert E. Howard," 11 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hackwork.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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