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out-of-date, outmoded, or obsolete: outworn ideas; outworn methods.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.

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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Example sentences from the Web for outworn

We understand that outworn programs are inadequate to the needs of our time.
Full Text of President Obama's Inaugural Address|Justin Green|January 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But in no case could it have been long delayed; the bodily frame was outworn; the hour of rest had come.
Charles Lyell and Modern Geology|Thomas George Bonney
He found himself in the presence of an opening rift that was to split the outworn fabric of Christendom into two contending camps.
A Short History of the World|H. G. Wells
We have lost the old absolute philosophies and dogmatic theologies and that is good and right, for they were outworn.
Preaching and Paganism|Albert Parker Fitch

The sleeping Roger represented things intolerable and outworn.
Marriage la mode|Mrs. Humphry Ward
This objection is a mere childish prejudice reinforced by outworn superstitions.
Suspended Judgments|John Cowper Powys

British Dictionary definitions for outworn

outworn

/ (ˈaʊtwɔːn, ˌaʊtˈwɔːn) /

adjective

no longer accepted, used, believed, etc; obsolete or outmoded

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单词	outworn
释义	outworn [ out-wawrn, -wohrn ] / ˈaʊtˈwɔrn, -ˈwoʊrn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR outworn ON THESAURUS.COM adjective out-of-date, outmoded, or obsolete: outworn ideas; outworn methods.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. 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- Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for outworn We understand that outworn programs are inadequate to the needs of our time. Full Text of President Obama's Inaugural Address\|Justin Green\|January 21, 2013\|DAILY BEAST But in no case could it have been long delayed; the bodily frame was outworn; the hour of rest had come. Charles Lyell and Modern Geology\|Thomas George Bonney He found himself in the presence of an opening rift that was to split the outworn fabric of Christendom into two contending camps. A Short History of the World\|H. G. Wells We have lost the old absolute philosophies and dogmatic theologies and that is good and right, for they were outworn. Preaching and Paganism\|Albert Parker Fitch The sleeping Roger represented things intolerable and outworn. Marriage la mode\|Mrs. Humphry Ward This objection is a mere childish prejudice reinforced by outworn superstitions. Suspended Judgments\|John Cowper Powys British Dictionary definitions for outworn outworn / (ˈaʊtwɔːn, ˌaʊtˈwɔːn) / adjective no longer accepted, used, believed, etc; obsolete or outmoded Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to outworn survive, remain, outlive, outstay, hang on
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outworn

adjective

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adjective

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