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Dictionary: well-worn   (wĕl'wôrn', -wōrn')
adj.
  1. Showing signs of much wear or use.
  2. Repeated too often; trite or hackneyed.
  3. Carried or worn in a becoming manner: well-worn fame.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: showing signs of much wear or use

Meaning #2: repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  Synonyms: banal, commonplace, hackneyed, shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - veltjent, slidt

Nederlands (Dutch)
afgedragen

Français (French)
adj. - très usagé, qui a beaucoup servi, rebattu, de circonstance, qui convient

Deutsch (German)
adj. - abgedroschen, abgetragen, abgenutzt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (μτφ.) κοινότοπος, τετριμμένος

Italiano (Italian)
frusto, logoro

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - bem gasto

Русский (Russian)
сильно изношенный, поношенный, избитый (об остроте), носимый с достоинством

Español (Spanish)
adj. - manido, trillado, desgastado, gastado, raído, anticuado, usado con propiedad

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - nött

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
用旧了的, 平凡的, 陈腐的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 用舊了的, 平凡的, 陳腐的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 써서 낡은, 바르게 착용된

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 使い古した, 月並みな, 陳腐な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) البالي, المتهرئ, مبتذل, مستحق, مكسوب عن جدارة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נדוש, משומש, בלוי, חבוט‬


 
 
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