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time-worn
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timeworn — index dilapidated, obsolete, old, stale Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
timeworn — [tīm′wôrn΄] adj. 1. worn or deteriorated by long use or existence 2. hackneyed; trite … English World dictionary
timeworn — adjective Date: 1729 1. worn or impaired by time < timeworn mansions > 2. a. age old, ancient < timeworn procedures > b. hackneyed, stale < a timeworn joke > … New Collegiate Dictionary
timeworn — /tuym wawrn , wohrn /, adj. 1. worn or impaired by time. 2. showing the effects of age or antiquity; antiquated: timeworn farming methods. 3. commonplace; trite; hackneyed: a timeworn excuse. [1720 30; TIME + WORN] * * * … Universalium
timeworn — time•worn [[t]ˈtaɪmˌwɔrn, ˌwoʊrn[/t]] adj. 1) worn or impaired by time 2) showing the effects of age; antiquated: timeworn farming methods[/ex] 3) cvb trite; hackneyed: a timeworn excuse[/ex] • Etymology: 1720–30 … From formal English to slang
timeworn — adjective repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse (Freq. 1) bromidic sermons his remarks were trite and commonplace hackneyed phrases a stock answer repeating threadbare jokes parroting some timeworn axiom … Useful english dictionary
timeworn — adjective /ˈtaɪm.wɔɹn/ a) showing the effects of wear due to long use b) trite or banal; overused or hackneyed … Wiktionary
timeworn — Synonyms and related words: age old, aged, anile, antediluvian, antique, back number, banal, bare, bewhiskered, bromidic, cliched, common, commonplace, corny, crabbed, crumbling, cut and dried, debilitated, decrepit, deep worn, dilapidated,… … Moby Thesaurus
timeworn — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. out of date; worn, impaired. See oldness, deterioration. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Old] Syn. antiquated, antique, ancient; see old 2 , 3 . 2. [Trite] Syn. hackneyed, Clichéd, stale, overused; see… … English dictionary for students
timeworn — time|worn [ taım,wɔrn ] adjective damaged or spoiled by being used a lot or by becoming old … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
timeworn — see time worn … English dictionary
