: 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
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Advertisement But maybe the film feels a little too lived-in.
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Layered materials, patterns, and textures make a space feel like it's been intentionally collected over time, giving it a homey, lived-in feel.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
The sweater’s hip-skimming length and relaxed cut result in a fit that feels effortlessly lived-in (not sloppy), while its wear-with-anything design is easy to style.
—Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
One of Kerr’s colleagues, Mark Coleman, is played by real-life MMA fighter Ryan Bader, one of several non-professional actors who give The Smashing Machine the pleasing texture of lived-in credibility.
—Richard Lawson, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
The record sounds so lived-in, like humans really made it, which is becoming a novelty of sorts.
—Allaire Nuss, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
Kicking off Fashion Month in New York, editors, buyers, and other industry creatives showed how people really dress, and naturally, Vogue’s very own led the way by staying true to their personal style and proving that fashion can be both expressive and lived-in.
—Minty Mellon, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2025
This year, the city plans to expand its oversized and lived-in enforcement program, known as OLIVE, to 50 sites.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Over his decade-plus of work on FX series Legion and Fargo, Hawley has come to be heralded as an adaptor of unadaptable things, someone who distills the essence of an original work and then remixes it with fantastical touches and lived-in characters.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Layered materials, patterns, and textures make a space feel like it's been intentionally collected over time, giving it a homey, lived-in feel.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
The sweater’s hip-skimming length and relaxed cut result in a fit that feels effortlessly lived-in (not sloppy), while its wear-with-anything design is easy to style.
—Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
One of Kerr’s colleagues, Mark Coleman, is played by real-life MMA fighter Ryan Bader, one of several non-professional actors who give The Smashing Machine the pleasing texture of lived-in credibility.
—Richard Lawson, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
The record sounds so lived-in, like humans really made it, which is becoming a novelty of sorts.
—Allaire Nuss, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
Kicking off Fashion Month in New York, editors, buyers, and other industry creatives showed how people really dress, and naturally, Vogue’s very own led the way by staying true to their personal style and proving that fashion can be both expressive and lived-in.
—Minty Mellon, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2025
This year, the city plans to expand its oversized and lived-in enforcement program, known as OLIVE, to 50 sites.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Over his decade-plus of work on FX series Legion and Fargo, Hawley has come to be heralded as an adaptor of unadaptable things, someone who distills the essence of an original work and then remixes it with fantastical touches and lived-in characters.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Lived-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lived-in. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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