wayworn

American

[wey-wawrn, -wohrn] / ˈweɪˌwɔrn, -ˌwoʊrn /

adjective

worn or wearied by travel.

She was wayworn after the long trip.

wayworn British

/ ˈweɪˌwɔːn /

adjective

rare worn or tired by travel

footsore and wayworn

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Etymology

Origin of wayworn

First recorded in 1770–80; way ¹ + worn

Example Sentences

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The first night in Washington his wayworn band flopped down on the plaza lawn, slept on newspapers after police confiscated their bedding.

From Time Magazine Archive

Her untroubled young spirit had little sympathy for others more weary and wayworn.

From Old Kensington by Thackeray, Miss

Upon a little promontory on its southern margin stood a girl, meanly clad, wasted, and wayworn.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None by Harper, Various (magazine)

Some years back, Marietta, I left you poor, friendless, and a wayworn wanderer through the world.

From Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier by Lever, Charles James

He was weary and wayworn, for he had fled from hill to hill, and from glen to glen, fearing pursuit.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 5 by Various

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