well-worn

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trite or hackneyed; repeated too often
showing signs of wear because of extensive use
A well-worn expression, remark, or idea has been used so often that it no longer seems to have much meaning or to be interesting. To use a well-worn cliche, it is packed with information. = hackneyed
A well-worn object or piece of clothing has been worn or used so frequently that it looks rather old and untidy. well-worn brown shoes
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "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'"
showing signs of much wear or use
banal; frayed
well-worn
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