timeworn.

Showing the effects of long use or age; also repeated until stale.

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Words that belong together

• timeworn furniture
• timeworn inscription
• timeworn excuse

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Her fingers followed the timeworn carving on the chair.

He offered the same timeworn excuse about family duty.

The timeworn prayer book opened naturally at the burial service.

Usage notes

Primary category: gothic. Physical wear differs from the figurative sense of a tired saying or excuse. Not necessarily structurally unsafe. Comparative more timeworn; superlative most timeworn. Variant time-worn.