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outworn

[ out-wawrn, -wohrn ]
/ ˈaʊtˈwɔrn, -ˈwoʊrn /
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adjective
out-of-date, outmoded, or obsolete: outworn ideas; outworn methods.
worn-out, as clothes.
exhausted in strength or endurance, as persons.
verb
past participle of outwear.
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Origin of outworn

First recorded in 1555–65; out- + worn

OTHER WORDS FROM outworn

un·out·worn, adjective

Words nearby outworn

outwent, outwit, outwith, out with it, outwork, outworn, outwrite, outyear, ouzel, ouzo, ov-
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Words related to outworn

ancient, archaic, old-fashioned, outmoded, out-of-date, antiquated, antique, corny, dated, odd, old, old-time, outdated, primitive, obsolete, aged, superannuated, bent, fossilized, out

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British Dictionary definitions for outworn

outworn
/ (ˈaʊtwɔːn, ˌaʊtˈwɔːn) /
adjective
no longer accepted, used, believed, etc; obsolete or outmoded
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