overworn

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English

Etymology

From over- +‎ worn.

Adjective

overworn (comparative more overworn, superlative most overworn)

  1. worn out
    • 2007 December 23, Seth Schiesel, “High Scores for the Games of 2007”, in New York Times:
      Analogies can be overworn, but playing Ratchet is actually like playing an animated film, and that's a rare thing.