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

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wayworn

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

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

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

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

From The Day of His Youth by Alice Brown

The wayworn traveller threw himself on the bed and fell asleep.

From The Witch of Salem or Credulity Run Mad by F. A. (Freeland A.) Carter

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 Various (magazine) Harper