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-worn
1a combining form with the meaning “showing a specified level of use, deterioration, or consumption”.
Before you toss that little-worn top, consider if it could be given a second life.
a combining form with the meaning “showing wear, deterioration, or exhaustion from a specified cause”.
The old bridges fit the landscape, maybe because they are as windworn and aged as the land around them.
The knights were weary and battleworn when they returned to the castle.
worn
2[wawrn]
adjective
diminished in value or usefulness through wear, use, handling, etc..
The car's front tires were very worn, with little tread left.
showing a considerable level of use or wear.
He read his speech from two worn pieces of notebook paper that had obviously been folded and unfolded many times.
wearied; exhausted.
She looked worn but joyful as she held her newborn daughter.
verb
the past participle of wear.
worn
/ wɔːn /
verb
the past participle of wear 1
adjective
affected, esp adversely, by long use or action
a worn suit
haggard; drawn
exhausted; spent
Other Word Forms
- wornness noun
- self-worn adjective
- unworn adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of -worn1
Example Sentences
It was coined by the Venezuelan media in the wake of drug-trafficking allegations against a general in charge of counter-narcotic operations in Venezuela's National Guard and referred to the sun-shaped insignia worn by generals on their epaulettes to indicate their rank.
It is the second time she has worn the garment – which covers the face and body – in parliament, and said her actions were in protest at the senate rejecting her bill.
Some drop off boxes with barely worn designer clothing and accessories.
No matter what she made on them, they did not get dirty or worn in any way.
“Suns” refers to the gold insignia, equivalent to a U.S. general’s stars, worn on the epaulets of Venezuelan generals’ uniforms.
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