worn
adjective
diminished in value or usefulness through wear, use, handling, etc..
self-worn
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a word derived from
worn.
Example Sentences
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He wanted spontaneous depth of sympathy; his emotion has the measured flow of the artificial canal, not the leaping gush of the river in its self-worn channel.
From Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities by Anne C. Lynch Botta
