timeworn
/ˈtaɪmˌwɔrn/
adjective
- Damaged, worn out, or showing signs of age from long use or exposure.
- She kept a timeworn leather suitcase that had belonged to her grandfather.
- The timeworn tools in the shed still worked, but their handles were cracked and faded.
- The timeworn steps of the old cathedral were smooth from centuries of footsteps.
- No longer interesting, effective, or original because of overuse; trite or clichéd.
- The movie relied on a timeworn plot about a hero saving the world.
- His speech was full of timeworn phrases like 'think outside the box.'
- Critics dismissed the argument as a timeworn excuse for inaction.