Outworn

adj, verb

adj, verb ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    past participle of outwear form-of, participle, past

    "My sister gave away her shoes from when she was little, having outworn them."

Adjective
  1. 1
    no longer usable
  2. 2
    worn out

    "Unlasting passion, soon outworn conceit, Whereon I built, and on so dureless trust!"

  3. 3
    out of date

    "Unitarian Universalists urge reflection upon outworn religious assumptions and propose a serious religious alternative that affirms reason, science, human intuition and lived experience as profoundly as it affirms ancient religious traditions."

Synonyms

All synonyms
worn outabandonedabjuredantediluvialantediluvianantiquated

Example

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"I don't want to refute this outworn idea."

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out of dateworn out

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