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timeworn meaning and definition
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Definition of timeworn (adjective)
- repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
- "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"
- synonyms: banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock, threadbare, tired, trite, well-worn
Source: Princeton University Wordnet