TIMEWORN

Pronunciation (US):

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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

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Adjectives

Similar:

unoriginal (not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual)

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