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

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

From The Day of His Youth by Brown, Alice

Meanly clad and wayworn were the strangers who now sat endeavoring to dry their dripping clothes at the blaze, and conversing in a low tone together.

From The Fortunes Of Glencore by Lever, Charles James