outworn

out·worn (out-wôrn

, -w

)

Past participle of outwear.

adj.

No longer acceptable, usable, or practical: an outworn penal code; outworn clothes.

outworn [ˈaʊtwɔːn ˌaʊtˈwɔːn]

adj

no longer accepted, used, believed, etc.; obsolete or outmoded

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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adjective outdated, passé, old-fashioned, tired, exhausted, worn-out, stale, obsolete, out-of-date, defunct, archaic, disused, unfashionable, antiquated, outmoded, threadbare, hackneyed, overused, behind the times, superannuated, out of style, unhip (slang),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 [aʊtˈwɔːn]

A. PP of outwear

B. ADJ [expression] → trillado, manido; [idea, custom] → anticuado, caduco; [joke, slogan] → muy viejo, muy visto; [superstition] → viejo, antiguo

outworn [ˈaʊtwɔːn] adj (idea, expression) → trito/a; (custom) → sorpassato/a

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antiquated
discredited
fag out
indispose
moth-eaten
obsolete
out of date
outgo
outlast
outmatch
outmoded
outperform
outwear
outwore
overfatigue
Overtire
overweary
passé
suckled

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.

My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context

--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.

The Gambler by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context

till the hide-and-seek has become an irksome, outworn game.

Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman by Hardy, Thomas View in context

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