Crossword Dictionary
timeworn
timeworn - a
showing the effects of long use or wear
synonyms
dilapidated, neglected, tattered, abandoned, shabby, tatty, tumbledown, tired, scruffy, grungy, threadbare, mangy, ragged, desolate, seedy, ratty, tatterdemalion, dumpy, beat-up, tacky, miserable
The adjective timeworn is good for describing something that's been said or done so often that it's not interesting or fresh any more. A movie with a timeworn plot has few surprises.
The joke your dad tells every year at Thanksgiving has probably become timeworn, and the meal itself may seem a bit timeworn. A local government's timeworn way of not dealing with problems may finally inspire voters to make a change. Timeworn is a word that first appeared in the 1700's, sometimes spelled with a hyphen: time-worn.