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Meaning tried meaning

What does tried mean?

— adjective (= tested) tested and proved useful or correct a tested method — adjective (= tested) tested and proved to be reliable

What other words have the same or similar meaning as tried?

tested well-tried time-tested tried and true attempted worldly-wise worldly trustworthy tries tempted tasted struggled striven after striven put to the test proven proved happened to experimented experienced examined endeavoured above guiles

What do people use tried to talk about?

What words describe an old fashioned idea or way of doing something?

old customary inveterate passé traditional tried and true well-trodden

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