timeworn

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timeworn

/ˈtaɪm.wɔɹn/

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From time + worn.

adjective more timeworn · most timeworn · time-worn

Showing the effects of wear due to long use. The roofs of these time-worn habitations are full of holes, and have been patched here and there with laths; […]
Similar: shopworn, threadbare, well-worn
Banal or trite; hackneyed or overused.
Similar: commonplace, clichéd, stock, tired, unoriginal, banal, bathetic, bromidic, cheesy, corny, dog-eared, hackneyed

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adj showing the effects of wear

Deutsch	abgegriffen, abgenutzt, veraltet, patiniert

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@misc{timeworn_2026,
  title = {timeworn},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/timeworn},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}