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TIMEWORN

Definition:

[adjective] 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'"
Synonyms: banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock, threadbare, tired, trite, well-worn