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- Dictionarywell worn/ˌwɛl ˈwɔːn/
adjective
- 1. showing the signs of extensive use or wear: "a well-worn leather armchair" Similar Opposite
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WELL WORN definition: 1. Well worn clothes have been worn often and are becoming old: 2. used very often or too often…. Learn more.
The meaning of WELL-WORN is made trite by overuse : hackneyed. How to use well-worn in a sentence.
Well-worn definition: showing the effects of extensive use or wear. See examples of WELL-WORN used in a sentence.
A well-worn object or piece of clothing has been worn or used so frequently that it looks rather old and untidy.
Definition of well worn adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of well-worn. adjective. showing signs of much wear or use. synonyms: worn. affected by wear; damaged by long use. adjective. repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse. synonyms: banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite.
The earliest known use of the adjective well-worn is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for well-worn is from 1577, in Hill's Gardeners Labyrinth . well-worn is formed within English, by compounding.
