- timeworn time·worn adj
- ['taɪmˌwɔːn]
(hackneyed: phrase, idea, excuse) trito (-a) e ritrito (-a)
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
timeworn time·worn adj
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time-worn — also timeworn ADJ GRADED Something that is time worn is old or has been used a lot over a long period of time. Even in the dim light the equipment looked old and time worn... These time worn techniques are often very effective approaches to the… … English dictionary
timeworn — time•worn [[t]ˈtaɪmˌwɔrn, ˌwoʊrn[/t]] adj. 1) worn or impaired by time 2) showing the effects of age; antiquated: timeworn farming methods[/ex] 3) cvb trite; hackneyed: a timeworn excuse[/ex] • Etymology: 1720–30 … From formal English to slang
timeworn — /tuym wawrn , wohrn /, adj. 1. worn or impaired by time. 2. showing the effects of age or antiquity; antiquated: timeworn farming methods. 3. commonplace; trite; hackneyed: a timeworn excuse. [1720 30; TIME + WORN] * * * … Universalium
timeworn — adj 1. ancient, aged, archaic, antique, old; worn, the worse for wear, time scarred, weathered, battered, Inf. beat up; ragged, dog eared, moth eaten; shabby, seedy, run down; dilapidated, decrepit, ramshackle, tumbledown, broken down, crumbling … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
timeworn — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. out of date; worn, impaired. See oldness, deterioration. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Old] Syn. antiquated, antique, ancient; see old 2 , 3 . 2. [Trite] Syn. hackneyed, Clichéd, stale, overused; see… … English dictionary for students
old — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. aged, old age, elderly; experienced; antique, antiquated, olden. See oldness, age.Ant., young; new. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [No longer vigorous] Syn. aged, elderly, patriarchal, superannuated,… … English dictionary for students
