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adjective
Date: 1887
1. not fresh or new ; stale <warmed-over ideas> 2. heated again <warmed-over beans>
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warmed-over — adj [usually before noun] AmE 1.) warmed over food has been cooked before and then heated again for eating →↑reheat 2.) warmed over ideas or arguments have been used before and are not interesting or useful any more →look/feel like death warmed… … Dictionary of contemporary English
warmed-over — ☆ warmed over [wôrmd′ō′vər ] adj. 1. reheated [warmed over hash] 2. presented again, without freshness or significant change [warmed over ideas] … English World dictionary
warmed-over — warmed o|ver [ ,wɔrmd ouvər ] adjective AMERICAN 1. ) warmed over ideas or arguments are not new or original 2. ) warmed over food had gone cold but has been heated again to make it warm enough to eat … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
warmed-over — warmed′ o′ver adj. 1) (of cooked foods) reheated: warmed over stew[/ex] 2) reworked or repeated without enthusiasm or introduction of new ideas; stale: a warmed over version of an old plot[/ex] • Etymology: 1885–90 … From formal English to slang
warmed over — warmed on a stove, reheated For supper we had warmed over waffles. They tasted okay … English idioms
warmed-over — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: warmed (past participle of warm) (II) + over 1. : reheated warmed over cabbage 2. : introduced or examined again without new life or interest : not fresh … Useful english dictionary
warmed over — adjective AmE 1 food that is warmed over has been cooked before and then heated again for eating 2 an idea or argument that is warmed over has been used before and is not interesting or useful any more see also: like death warmed up/over death… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
warmed-over — /wawrmd oh veuhr/, adj. 1. (of cooked foods) heated again: warmed over stew. 2. reworked or repeated without enthusiasm or introduction of new ideas; stale: a warmed over version of an old show. [1885 90] * * * … Universalium
warmed over — mod. not very original; rehashed. □ I am not interested in reading warmed over news on a computer screen. □ The lecture sounded sort of warmed over, but it wasn’t too dull … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
warmed-over — UK [ˌwɔː(r)md ˈəʊvə(r)] / US [ˌwɔrmd ˈoʊvər] adjective American 1) warmed over ideas or arguments are not new or original 2) warmed up for eating … English dictionary
