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TIMEWORN
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
Example:
the trite metaphor 'hard as nails'
Synonyms:
banal; commonplace; hackneyed; old-hat; shopworn; stock; threadbare; timeworn; tired; trite; well-worn
Classified under:
Similar:
unoriginal (not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual)
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