Timeworn - definition, pronunciation

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Amer.   American pronunciation of the word timeworn
Brit.  |ˈtaɪmwɔːn|  British pronunciation of the word timeworn

adjective

- repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse (syn: banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, stock, threadbare, tired, trite, well-worn)
parroting some timeworn axiom

Extra examples

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.

...a newspaper editorial offering the timeworn bromide that people should settle their differences peacefully...

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