time-worn
time-worn is the alternative form of timeworn.
Meaning of timeworn
Adjective
timeworn (comparative more timeworn, superlative most timeworn)
- Showing the effects of wear due to long use.
- The roofs of these time-worn habitations are full of holes, and have been patched here and there with laths; […][1905], Maxim Gorky, “Part I”, in J. K. M. Shirazi, transl., Creatures that Once were Men, London: Alston Rivers, […], →OCLC, page 1
- Synonyms:
- shopworn, threadbare, well-worn
- Banal or trite; hackneyed or overused.
- Synonyms:
- commonplace, clichéd, stock, tired, unoriginal, banal, bathetic, bromidic, cheesy, corny
Forms of time-worn
| comparative | more time-worn |
|---|---|
| superlative | most time-worn |
Questions about time-worn
- What is time-worn the alternative form of?
- Time-worn is the alternative form of timeworn.
Words near time-worn in the dictionary
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