: of or suggesting long-term human habitation or use
a comfortable lived-in room
also : showing the effects of age or experience
a lived-in voice

Word History

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of lived-in was in 1873

Dictionary Entries Near lived-in

Cite this Entry

“Lived-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lived-in. Accessed 22 Mar. 2023.

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