dog-eared

Meaning

1. Of a page in a book or other publication: having its corner folded down, either due to having been read many times, or intentionally as a sort of bookmark.
2. (figuratively) Ragged, worn-out; also, hackneyed, tired.

Opposite of

fresh, original, old

Synonyms

eared

Translations

écorné

Eselsohr

corné

oreillard

manoseado

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɒɡɪəd/

Etymology

From dog + eared (“having ears (of a specified type)”), modelled after dog’s-ear (obsolete), due to the similarity of their appearance to the folded ears of certain dogs. The word is analysable as dog-ear (“to fold the corner of a book’s page”) + -ed (suffix forming possessional adjectives) (dog-ear is attested in print later than dog-eared).