Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for outworn

outworn

[ out-wawrn, -wohrn ]

adjective

  1. out-of-date, outmoded, or obsolete:

    outworn ideas; outworn methods.

  2. worn-out, as clothes.
  3. exhausted in strength or endurance, as persons.


verb

  1. past participle of outwear.

outworn

/ ˌaʊtˈwɔːn; ˈaʊtwɔːn /

adjective

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


Discover More

Other Words From

  • unout·worn adjective

Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of outworn1

First recorded in 1555–65; out- + worn

Discover More

Example Sentences

We understand that outworn programs are inadequate to the needs of our time.

He was lying on the flat of his back, sleeping the sleep of the utterly outworn, and he got the full force of the shower.

As with our own bodies, the outworn garb will be laid aside, and the spirit will find a finer form.

Let the cult of that lusty Titan, the Limpet, sink awhile into the limbo of outworn idolatries.

The gingham will last longer than the barege, and will be good for more uses after it is outworn as a dress.

Bullinger and Gualterus in particular were outworn by the pertinacious English Puritans who visited them.

Advertisement

Word of the Day

flabbergast

[flab-er-gast ]

Meaning and examples

Start each day with the Word of the Day in your inbox!

By clicking "Sign Up", you are accepting Dictionary.com Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policies.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


outworkoutwrite