well-worn

Definition of Well-worn in English :

Adjective

1. well-worn

showing signs of much wear or use

2. banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn

repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

Example Sentences:
'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''

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Well-worn

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adjective (well worn when postpositive)

1.

so much used as to be affected by wear

a well-worn coat

2.

used too often; hackneyed

a well-worn phrase

Well-worn

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adjective

1.

much worn; much used

2.

overused; trite

a well-worn joke

3.

worn becomingly

Well-worn

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adj.

1. Showing signs of much wear or use.

2. Repeated too often; trite or hackneyed.

3. Carried or worn in a becoming manner: well-worn fame.

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