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  • 21worn out — Synonyms and related words: abandoned, abjured, ablated, all in, antiquated, antique, archaic, ausgespielt, beat, beat up, beaten, bone weary, burned out, burnt up, bushed, consumed, dead, dead and alive, dead tired, deadbeat, depleted, deserted …

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  • 22worn-out — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. used up, gone, destroyed; see ruined 1 , 2 , useless 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Without freshness or appeal because of overuse: banal, bromidic, clichéd, commonplace, corny, hackneyed, musty, overused,… …

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  • 23worn-out — /wawrn owt , wohrn /, adj. 1. worn or used beyond repair. 2. depleted of energy, strength, or enthusiasm; exhausted; fatigued. [1585 95] * * * …

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  • 24worn out — tattered, frayed, worn thin; exhausted, used up …

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  • 25worn out — adjective 1》 exhausted. 2》 worn to the point of being no longer usable …

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  • 26worn out — 1. Impaired. See worn. 2. Trite, common, stale, hackneyed, beaten, threadbare, commonplace …

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  • 27worn-out — /wɔn ˈaʊt/ (say wawn owt) adjective 1. worn or used until no longer fit for use. 2. exhausted by use, strain, etc …

  • 28the Church is an anvil which has worn out many hammers — The saying originated in the reply of the Calvinist theologian Theodore Beza (1519–1605) to the King of Navarre after the massacre of the Huguenots at Vassy in March 1562. The king had attempted to excuse the massacre on the grounds of the… …

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  • 29not easily worn out — index durable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 30worn-out — adjective Date: 15th century exhausted or used up by or as if by wear …

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