Old
Old adjective - Causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest.
Usage example: even the most stirring speeches start to get old after you've heard them a few times
Tame
Tame adjective - Causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest.
Usage example: that action movie was so tame I fell asleep about 20 minutes into it
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Inspector Parker, her future son-in-law, says of her, "Time and trouble will tame an advanced young woman, but an advanced old woman can't be stopped by Heaven itself."
Source: Cool Old Lady - A somewhat tame example, but a lot more than you'd expect from a 67-year-old Southerner.
Source: One Of Us / Political Geeks -
Howard's The Hour of the Dragon, Conan the Barbarian's rescue of an old woman is assisted by a wolf, which turns out to be tame.
Source: Noble Wolf
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