单词	timeworn
释义	timeworn adjective time·​worn ˈtīm-ˌwȯrn  1 : worn or impaired by time timeworn mansions 2 a : age-old, ancient timeworn procedures b : hackneyed, stale a timeworn joke Synonyms beat-up bombed-out dilapidated dog-eared down-at-the-heels down-at-heel down-at-the-heel down-at-heels dumpy grungy mangy mean miserable moth-eaten neglected ratty run-down scrubby scruffy seedy shabby sleazy tacky tatterdemalion tatty threadbare tumbledown See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences a timeworn sweater with holes in the sleeves The houses on the street are all timeworn and badly in need of repair. He gave us the same timeworn speech about the need to work hard. Recent Examples on the Web Under a stone archway nearby, the faithful were kneeling like feudal penitents before a timeworn statue of the Madonna and flickering candles. Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Aug. 2022 A week after Stumpy’s no-show, Tom sits in a rocking chair on the deck of his mountaintop home, gazing at the timeworn Appalachian foothills. Sadie Dingfelder, Washington Post, 6 July 2022 A week after Stumpy's no-show, Tom sits in a rocking chair on the deck of his mountaintop home, gazing at the timeworn Appalachian foothills. Sadie Dingfelder, BostonGlobe.com, 6 July 2022 The handful includes timeworn titans like Tom Ford and Ralph Lauren—but also on the block is one 8-year-old label nipping at their heels: Amiri. Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 4 July 2022 Better still, his longtime band avoided falling into the trap of offering moribund versions of timeworn chestnuts with a sense of grim obligation. Marc Hirsh, BostonGlobe.com, 8 June 2022 The chair was a phenomenologist named Marvin Philips, a plump man of collared shirts and timeworn corduroy who, it was rumored, had run aground in philosophy and now spent his days writing haiku. Joshua Ferris, The New Yorker, 30 May 2022 Top Ukrainian designers are reviving the tradition, inspired by those who’ve kept the timeworn methods alive, especially in rural areas. Max Bearak, Washington Post, 19 May 2022 Like tourism ads, these arguments push New York’s timeworn brand of hustle and bustle, lights and crowds. Jamie Fisher, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 1729, in the meaning defined at sense 1 timeworn adjective 1 as in dilapidated showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect the wooden steps to the timeworn cottage had rotted and several shutters were missing Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance dilapidated neglected tattered abandoned shabby tatty tumbledown tired scruffy grungy threadbare mangy ragged desolate seedy ratty tatterdemalion dumpy beat-up tacky miserable dog-eared scrubby broken down-at-the-heels down-at-heel sleazy moth-eaten run-down ruined down-at-the-heel bombed-out damaged decrepit mean down-at-heels wrecked gone to seed unkept dingy decaying rickety worn-out ramshackle forlorn godforsaken deteriorating deteriorated bedraggled broken-down rattletrap destroyed rackety injured hurt impaired harmed Antonyms & Near Antonyms new fresh brand-new maintained reconstructed mended patched spiffy rebuilt kept-up cared-for spruce smart See More 2 as in cliche used or heard so often as to be dull I'm sick of the timeworn "How you've grown!" every time she sees me Synonyms & Similar Words cliche stereotyped tired hackneyed shopworn old clichéd commonplace cliché well-worn trite obligatory threadbare stale banal typical usual musty hackney cardboard boring cobwebby hack conventional moth-eaten tiring standard dull dusty derivative platitudinous ordinary weary imitative bromidic wearying heavy rote unimaginative uninspired prosaic stock pedestrian tried-and-true unoriginal drab normal tiresome dry stodgy wearisome vapid routine humdrum monotonous cookie-cutter ponderous canned uninteresting tame leaden tedious drudging barren dreary jejune pedantic ready-made twice-told stuffy colorless arid numbing old-fashioned undramatic platitudinal flat old hat ho-hum jading mind-numbing Antonyms & Near Antonyms original new unhackneyed fresh novel intriguing interesting enlivening riveting exciting unfamiliar galvanizing strange stimulating engrossing unusual absorbing energizing gripping involving engaging animating atypical uncommon extraordinary unaccustomed unclichéd unknown invigorating unprecedented pioneering unheard-of pathbreaking trailblazing See More
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