warmed-over
[ wawrmd-oh-ver ]
/ ˈwɔrmdˈoʊ vər /
adjective
(of cooked foods) heated again: warmed-over stew.
reworked or repeated without enthusiasm or introduction of new ideas; stale: a warmed-over version of an old show.
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RELATED WORDS
banal, bathetic, bromidic, chain, common, commonplace, corny, drained, dull, exhausted, flat, hackneyed, hokey, jejune, moth-eaten, musty, ordinary, overused, overworked, pedestrian
Nearby words
warm-blooded, warm-blooded animals, warm-down, warm-hearted, warm-up, warmed-over, warmed-up, warmer-upper, warming pan, warminster broom, warmist
Origin of warmed-over
First recorded in 1885–90
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019