WELL-WORN
\wˈɛlwˈɔːn], \wˈɛlwˈɔːn], \w_ˈɛ_l_w_ˈɔː_n]\
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repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"
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showing signs of much wear or use
By Princeton University
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repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"
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showing signs of much wear or use
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hydromorphic
- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.