| out-of-date(adjective, hard, sour, musty) |
| overused(adjective, hard, sour, musty) |
| parched(adjective, hard, sour, musty) |
| passé(hard, sour, musty, decayed) |
| past(adjective, hard, sour, musty) |
| past its best(expression, adjective, idiom, hard) |
| past its sell-by date(expression, adjective, idiom, hard) |
| platitudinous(adjective, hard, sour, musty) |
| repetitious(adjective, hard, sour, musty) |
| shopworn(adjective, hard, sour, musty) |
| stereotyped(adjective, hard, sour, musty) |
| tasteless(adjective, hard, nasty, unpleasant, disagreeable) |
| threadbare(adjective, hard, sour, musty) |
| timeworn(adjective, hard, sour, musty) |
| tired(adjective, hard, sour, musty) |
| trite(adjective, hard, sour, musty) |
| unoriginal(adjective, hard, sour, musty) |
| watery(adjective, hard, sour, musty) |
| weak(adjective, hard, sour, musty) |
| well-worn(adjective, hard, sour, musty) |