warmed-over

[ wawrmd-oh-ver ]
/ ˈwɔrmdˈoʊ vər /
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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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Origin of warmed-over

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby warmed-over

warm welcome, warm-blooded, warm-blooded animals, warm-down, warm-hearted, warmed-over, warmed-up, warmer-upper, warming pan, warminster broom, warmist
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Words related to warmed-over

banal, bathetic, bromidic, chain, common, commonplace, corny, drained, dull, exhausted, flat, hackneyed, hokey, jejune, moth-eaten, musty, ordinary, overused, overworked, pedestrian

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