timeworn

[ tahym-wawrn, -wohrn ]

/ ˈtaɪmˌwɔrn, -ˌwoʊrn /

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adjective

worn or impaired by time.

showing the effects of age or antiquity; antiquated: timeworn farming methods.

commonplace; trite; hackneyed: a timeworn excuse.

Origin of timeworn

First recorded in 1720–30; time + worn

Words nearby timeworn

time value, time warp, time was, time will tell, timework, timeworn, time zone, timid, timing, timing belt, timing chain

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Example sentences from the Web for timeworn

Branch after branch is dropping from the timeworn, weatherbeaten trunk.
Jewish Literature and Other Essays|Gustav Karpeles
It was an altar-tomb, broken and timeworn and almost covered with an accumulation of earth and moss and leaves.
Virginia: The Old Dominion|Frank W. Hutchins and Cortelle Hutchins
Besides the earnest agony of its words, there was a mute eloquence about that yellow, timeworn paper.
Merkland|Mrs. Oliphant
You seem to have inherited the timeworn theory that the War of 1914 was entirely provoked by the junker class of Germans.
The Great Prince Shan|E. Phillips Oppenheim

Beyond the fountain, before the timeworn cloister, sat an aged brother surrounded by monks.
The Higher Court|Mary Stewart Daggett

British Dictionary definitions for timeworn

timeworn

/ (ˈtaɪmˌwɔːn) /

adjective

showing the adverse effects of overlong use or of old age

hackneyed; trite

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	timeworn
释义	timeworn [ tahym-wawrn, -wohrn ] / ˈtaɪmˌwɔrn, -ˌwoʊrn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR timeworn ON THESAURUS.COM adjective worn or impaired by time. showing the effects of age or antiquity; antiquated: timeworn farming methods. commonplace; trite; hackneyed: a timeworn excuse. Origin of timeworn First recorded in 1720–30; time + worn Words nearby timeworn time value, time warp, time was, time will tell, timework, timeworn, time zone, timid, timing, timing belt, timing chain Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for timeworn Branch after branch is dropping from the timeworn, weatherbeaten trunk. Jewish Literature and Other Essays\|Gustav Karpeles It was an altar-tomb, broken and timeworn and almost covered with an accumulation of earth and moss and leaves. Virginia: The Old Dominion\|Frank W. Hutchins and Cortelle Hutchins Besides the earnest agony of its words, there was a mute eloquence about that yellow, timeworn paper. Merkland\|Mrs. Oliphant You seem to have inherited the timeworn theory that the War of 1914 was entirely provoked by the junker class of Germans. The Great Prince Shan\|E. Phillips Oppenheim Beyond the fountain, before the timeworn cloister, sat an aged brother surrounded by monks. The Higher Court\|Mary Stewart Daggett British Dictionary definitions for timeworn timeworn / (ˈtaɪmˌwɔːn) / adjective showing the adverse effects of overlong use or of old age hackneyed; trite Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to timeworn hoary, trite, aged, ancient, antiquated, dated, old, battered, weathered
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timeworn

adjective

Origin of timeworn

Words nearby timeworn

Example sentences from the Web for timeworn

British Dictionary definitions for timeworn

adjective

Words related to timeworn