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out-of-date, outmoded, or obsolete: outworn ideas; outworn methods.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

outweigh, outwent, outwit, outwith, outwork, outworn, outwrite, outyear, ouzel, ouzo, ouémé

Definition for outworn (2 of 2)

outwear
[ out-wair ]
/ ˌaʊtˈwɛər /

verb (used with object), out·wore, out·worn, out·wear·ing.

to wear or last longer than; outlast: a well-made product that outwears its competition.
to exhaust in strength or endurance: The daily toil had soon outworn him.
to outlive or outgrow: Perhaps he will outwear those eccentricities.
to wear out; destroy by wearing: A child outwears clothes quickly.
to pass (time): trying to outwear the hours by reading.

Origin of outwear

First recorded in 1535–45; out- + wear

Words related to outworn

survive, remain, outlive, outstay

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British Dictionary definitions for outworn (1 of 2)

outworn
/ (ˈaʊtwɔːn, ˌaʊtˈwɔːn) /

adjective

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

British Dictionary definitions for outworn (2 of 2)

outwear
/ (ˌaʊtˈwɛə) /

verb -wears, -wearing, -wore or -worn (tr)

to use up or destroy by wearing
to last or wear longer than
to outlive, outgrow, or develop beyond
to deplete or exhaust in strength, determination, etc