timeworn

UK: /ˈtaɪmwɔː^rn/ US: /ˈtaɪmˌwɔrn/ ,(tīm′wôrn′, -wōrn′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

time•worn /ˈtaɪmˌwɔrn/   adj. 

1. worn down by time;
   showing the effects of age, as by being out-of-date:
   timeworn farming methods.
2. too common and no longer interesting:
   a timeworn excuse.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

time•worn  (tīm′wôrn′, -wōrn′), 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.

• time + worn 1720–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

timeworn / ˈtaɪmˌwɔːn/ adjective

1. showing the adverse effects of overlong use or of old age
2. hackneyed; trite