English Explanatory Dictionary

timeworn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Showing the effects of wear due to long use.
  2. Banal or trite; hackneyed or overused.

Pronunciation

/ˈtaɪm.wɔɹn/

Word forms

timeworn more timeworn most timeworn time-worn

Etymology

From time + worn.

Synonyms

shopworn threadbare well-worn commonplace clichéd stock tired unoriginal banal bathetic bromidic cheesy corny dog-eared hackneyed hoary overdone overused overworked pat played out stale timeworn trite warmed-over
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