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   Worn out

   /ˌwôrn ˈout/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person or animal) extremely tired; exhausted: "you look worn out" Similar exhaustedfatiguedtiredtired outwearyweariedstraineddrainedworndrawnwansappedspentcarewornhaggardhollow-cheekedhollow-eyedgauntpinchedpalepeakypasty-facedwashed outashenblanchedinformal:worn to a frazzleall indone indog-tireddead on one's feetdead beatfit to dropplayed outfagged outshatteredbushedknackeredwhackedjiggeredpoopedtuckered outwhippedgassedrare:fordoneOpposite freshenergetic
   • 2. damaged or shabby to the point of being no longer usable: "worn-out shoes" Similar shabbywell wornwornworn to shredsthreadbaretatteredin tattersin ribbonsin ragsin holesholeyfalling to piecesfalling apart at the seamsraggedfrayedpatchedmoth-eatenfadedseedyshoddysorryscruffydilapidatedcrumblingbroken-downrun downtumbledowndecrepitdeterioratedon its last legshaving seen better daystimeworninformal:tattyrattythe worse for wearclapped outgrottyraggedyraggedy-asswarbyliterary:rentOpposite newsmart
   • ▪ (of an idea, method, or system) used so often or existing for so long as to be considered valueless: "avoid familiar or worn-out ways of writing" Similar obsoleteantiquatedoldwell wornstaletimewornhackneyedbanaltriteoverusedoverworkedstereotypedclichédunoriginalderivativeunimaginativecommonplacecommonpedestrianprosaicrun-of-the-millstockconventionalinformal:played outcornyhackyold hatOpposite fresh

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