wayworn

[ wey-wawrn, -wohrn ]

/ ˈweɪˌwɔrn, -ˌwoʊrn /

adjective

worn or wearied by travel: She was wayworn after the long trip.

Words nearby wayworn

ways, ways and means, ways and means committee, wayside, wayward, wayworn, wayzgoose, wazirabad, waziristan, wazoo, wazzock

Origin of wayworn

First recorded in 1770–80; way¹ + worn

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Examples from the Web for wayworn

They are wayworn, weary of heart; can only shout: Live the Republic; we, as under horrid enchantment, dying in this way for it!
The French Revolution|Thomas Carlyle
I could only hope that, in the event of our being seen, they would not attack two wayworn travellers who could not injure them.
Afar in the Forest|W.H.G. Kingston
How have you heart for any tune, You with the wayworn russet shoon?
The Book of Humorous Verse|Various
There is cold lunch in the boat, but the wayworn one shall bask in front of a fire and look upon his food when it is piping hot.
The Seven Darlings|Gouverneur Morris

One fact, however, was too large to be missed by these sad, wayworn men; and it has left traces on their literature.
The Expositor's Bible|George Adam Smith

British Dictionary definitions for wayworn

wayworn

/ (ˈweɪˌwɔːn) /

adjective

rare worn or tired by travelfootsore and wayworn

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