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timeworn

 
Dictionary: time·worn   (tīm'wôrn', -wōrn') pronunciation
 
adj.
  1. Showing the effects of long use or wear: timeworn lanes.
  2. Used too often; trite: timeworn expressions.

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adjective

  1. Belonging to, existing, or occurring in times long past: age-old, ancient, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, archaic, hoary, old, olden, old-time, venerable. Idioms: old as Methuselah, old as the hills. See new/old.
  2. Without freshness or appeal because of overuse: banal, bromidic, clichéd, commonplace, corny, hackneyed, musty, overused, overworked, platitudinal, platitudinous, shopworn, stale, stereotyped, stereotypic, stereotypical, threadbare, tired, trite, warmed-over, well-worn, worn-out. See excite/bore/interest, usual/unusual.

 
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  Synonyms: banal, commonplace, hackneyed, shopworn, stock, threadbare, tired, trite, well-worn


 
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - medtaget af tidens tand

Nederlands (Dutch)
afgezaagd

Français (French)
adj. - consacré par l'usage

Deutsch (German)
adj. - abgedroschen, (durch die Zeit) abgenutzt, veraltet

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πολυκαιρισμένος

Italiano (Italian)
trito

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - gasto, usado, antiquado, velho

Русский (Russian)
обветшалый, изношенный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - gastado, trillado, usado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - illa medfaren, nedsliten, förfallen, urgammal, förlegad

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
陈旧的, 老朽的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 陳舊的, 老朽的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 오래되어 낡은, 낡아 빠진, 진부한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 古ぼけた, 使い古した

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) أكل ألدهر عليه وشرب, بال‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮בלה, אכול-שנים‬


 
 
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