footworn

American  

[foot-wawrn, -wohrn] / ˈfʊtˌwɔrn, -ˌwoʊrn /

adjective

1. worn down by the feet.

   a footworn pavement.

2. footsore.

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footworn British  

/ ˈfʊtˌwɔːn /

adjective

1. Also: footweary.  footsore

2. worn away by the feet

   a footworn staircase

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Etymology

Origin of footworn

First recorded in 1785–95; foot + worn

Example Sentences

On its crest, you can still see its prayer shrines, and the footworn path where refugees from war ran down to the river for water from encampment on the crest.

From Through Our Unknown Southwest by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)

Like a footworn traveler drawing near the homeland, he was keenly anticipating his return to the spirit world.

From An Easter Disciple The Chronicle of Quintus, the Roman Knight by Sanford, Arthur Benton

The corkscrew stairway, broken and footworn though it is, seems infinitely less perilous.

From Cheerful—By Request by Ferber, Edna

The soft fitful illumination was reflected in the polished surface of the table and even in the footworn old floor; and the morning noises had begun again.

From Widdershins by Onions, Oliver [pseud.]

The chains lie silent on the footworn stones;

From Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame by Colvin, Sidney