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| 1. | [ adjective ] repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse | |
| Synonyms: | timeworn hackneyed trite stock threadbare tired shopworn well-worn commonplace banal | |
| Examples: | "bromidic sermons" "his remarks were trite and commonplace" "hackneyed phrases" "a stock answer" "repeating threadbare jokes" "parroting some timeworn axiom" "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'" |
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| Related terms: | unoriginal | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] out of fashion | |
| Synonyms: | antique outmoded old-fashioned passe passee ex demode | |
| Examples: | "a suit of rather antique appearance" "demode (or outmoded) attire" "outmoded ideas" |
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| Related terms: | unfashionable | |
