timeworn

• يصف شيئًا قديمًا ومهترئًا بفعل الزمن أو كثرة الاستعمال، وغالبًا ما يوحي بالإحساس بالقدم أو التقادم.

Describes something that is old and worn by age or use, often implying a sense of antiquity or being out of date.

1. Overused or clichédC1formal

   Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse, lacking freshness or originality.

   مستهلك

   • The movie relied on a timeworn plot that audiences have seen many times before.
   • His speech was full of timeworn phrases and lacked any new ideas.
   • The author's timeworn metaphors failed to engage the modern reader.

   المرادفاتbanalcommonplacehackneyedold-hatplatitudinousstalestereotypedthreadbaretiredtrite

   الأضدادcreativefreshnewnoveloriginal

2. Worn or aged by timeC1formal

   Showing signs of age or long use; old and shabby.

   بالٍ بمرور الزمن

   • The timeworn stones of the castle walls told stories of centuries past.
   • She sat on a timeworn wooden bench in the old garden.
   • The timeworn pages of the ancient book crumbled at the touch.

   المرادفاتagedantiquatedbattereddecrepitdilapidatedoldshabbyweatheredwornworn-out

   الأضدادcurrentfreshimmaculatemodernnewnovelpristineyouthful