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outworn [ˈaʊtwɔːn ˌaʊtˈwɔːn] adj
no longer accepted, used, believed, etc.; obsolete or outmoded ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms outworn adjective outdated, passé, old-fashioned, tired, exhausted, worn-out, stale, obsolete, out-of-date, defunct, archaic, disused, unfashionable, antiquated, outmoded, threadbare, hackneyed, overused, behind the times, superannuated, out of style, unhip (slang), démodé (French), out of the ark (informal) stubbornly clinging to outworn traditions new, the new, recent, fresh, up to date, modish, du jour (French), culty Translations outworn [ˈaʊtwɔːn] adj (idea, expression) → trito/a; (custom) → sorpassato/a outworn [ˈaʊtwɔːn] adj (idea, expression) → trito/a; (custom) → sorpassato/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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I am perfectly willing to be rated low for my preference, and yet I think that if it had been Goldoni's luck to have had the great age of a mighty monarchy for his scene, instead of the decline of an outworn republic, his place in literature might have been different. --Indeed, I believe that none but greenhorns and excessively Russian people feel an attraction towards the French; for, to any man of sensibility, such a compendium of outworn forms--a compendium which is built up of drawing-room manners, expansiveness, and gaiety--becomes at once over-noticeable and unbearable. till the hide-and-seek has become an irksome, outworn game. |
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