well-worn
adj1
Showing signs of wear because of extensive use.
- Well she's black as coal, but she burn like a fire, And she wrap herself around you like a well-worn tire.1975, “Island Girl”, in Bernie Taupin (lyrics), Rock of the Westies, performed by Elton John:
2
Broadly Trite or hackneyed; repeated too often.
- The decay of social norms and status quo systems triggering an authoritarian tightening of the screws is a well-worn pattern throughout human history.2023 August 28, Charles Hugh Smith, Neither Comply Nor Resist:
- Related terms
- mechanical erosion