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English
Adjective
well-trodden (comparative more well-trodden, superlative most well-trodden)
- Describing a route or path that is frequently used.
He beat the familiar and well-trodden path to her door.
1900 May 17, L[yman] Frank Baum, “The Lion Becomes the King of Beasts”, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill., New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge] M. Hill Co., →OCLC, page 238:Toto whimpered a little but none of the others was frightened and they kept along the well-trodden path until they came to an opening in the wood, in which were gathered hundreds of beasts of every variety.
2021 October 20, Paul Stephen, “Leisure and pleasure on the Far North Line”, in RAIL, number 942, page 47:But I'm here to follow the less well-trodden route up to the most northerly point of the British mainland, which has its own scenic claim to make.