Timeworn

Translation of "timeworn" into Russian

Adjective

timeworn

more timeworn Comp.

most timeworn Super.

The timeworn staircase creaked under his feet.

Обветшалая лестница скрипнула под его ногами.

She dismissed his apology as a timeworn excuse.

Она отвергла его избитое оправдание.

Additional translations

Разговорное употребление для устаревших фраз, шуток и т.п.

Adjective

Showing the effects of long use or age; worn by the passage of time.

The timeworn staircase creaked under his feet.

Repeated so often as to have become stale or unoriginal; hackneyed.

She dismissed his apology as a timeworn excuse.