Worn out by constant use or repetition; devoid of freshness or novelty; hackneyed, commonplace, stale.

Well-worn, trite. Obsolete.

esp. Having lost its influence, freshness, or force by much use; trite from constant repetition; commonplace, stale, hackneyed.

Abounding in or characterized by repetition, esp. of a tedious or unproductive kind; esp. (of text, words, etc.) tiresomely iterative.

Of a phrase, subject, etc.: made trite, uninteresting, or commonplace through familiarity or overuse; stale, tired; banal. Cf. hackney, v. 2a.

In extended use: lacking in variety; uninteresting or tedious through continued sameness or repetitiveness; lifeless, plain, prosaic, routine.

depreciative. Not interesting or original; trite.

worn to the thread, threadbare; also, of a screw, having a worn thread. See also threadbare, adj., thread-lace, n., etc.