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adage

noun
/ˈæd.ɪd͡ʒ/CA/ˈæd.ɪd͡ʒ/US/əˈdɑ(d)ʒ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French adage, from Latin adā̆gium.

  1. derived from adā̆gium
  2. borrowed from adage

Definitions

  1. An old saying which has obtained credit by long use.

  2. An old saying which has been overused or considered a cliché

    An old saying which has been overused or considered a cliché; a trite maxim.

    • Like the poore Cat i’ th’ Addage.

  3. Clipping of adagio.

The neighborhood

Derived

adagial

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for adage. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA