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141 desgastado
adj.1 worn-out, dog-eared, well-worn.2 raggedy.3 exhausted.4 trite.past part.past participle of spanish verb: desgastar.* * *ADJ [zapato, ropa] worn-out; [tacones] worn down; [moqueta, tejido] worn; [neumático] bald* * *= worn, timeworn.Ex. Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.Ex. In the crest of the timeworn Black Mountains lies the summit of Mount Mitchell, the highest point east of the Mississippi.* * *= worn, timeworn.Ex: Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.
Ex: In the crest of the timeworn Black Mountains lies the summit of Mount Mitchell, the highest point east of the Mississippi.* * *desgastado, -a adjworn* * *adj worn out
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