wayworn

American  

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

adjective

1. worn or wearied by travel.

   She was wayworn after the long trip.

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wayworn British  

/ ˈweɪˌwɔːn /

adjective

1. 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

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

This home, though rude, was the abode of good cheer, in which the wayworn traveler and especially the minister of the gospel, always found a welcome.

From Memoirs of Mrs. Rebecca Steward by Steward, T. G. (Theophilus Gould)

Wan, wayworn, there, the babe upon her knee, Lilith sat down.

From Lilith The Legend of the First Woman by Collier, Ada Langworthy

To the wayworn soul you give your balm, Your cup of peace, your string�d psalm, Your grace of bud and flower.

From The Melody of Earth An Anthology of Garden and Nature Poems From Present-Day Poets by Various

There is strange irony, too, in your setting off with us, such wayworn travelers.

From The Day of His Youth by Brown, Alice