wayworn

[ wey-wawrn, -wohrn ]

/ ˈweɪˌwɔrn, -ˌwoʊrn /

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adjective

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

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Origin of wayworn

First recorded in 1770–80; way¹ + worn

Words nearby wayworn

wayside, way station, way the wind blows, which, way to go, wayward, wayworn, wayzgoose, Waziristan, wazoo, wazzock, Wb

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How to use wayworn in a sentence

We have had a most romantic journey, arriving in health, though wayworn, much of our ride having been in wagons.
Bertha and Her Baptism|Nehemiah Adams
A flash of joy and recognition leaped into his eyes as he beheld the wayworn figure in one of the antique carved oak chairs.
Under False Pretences|Adeline Sergeant
So many indeed were the months that the wayworn Pilgrim, himself, came at last to forget their number.
The Uncrowned King|Harold Bell Wright
Suppose some of the boys had seen me coming through Canterbury, wayworn and ragged, and should find me out?
The Personal History of David Copperfield |Charles Dickens

When you came to me, a little runaway boy, all dusty and wayworn, perhaps I thought so.
The Personal History of David Copperfield |Charles Dickens

British Dictionary definitions for wayworn

wayworn

/ (ˈweɪˌwɔːn) /

adjective

rare worn or tired by travelfootsore and wayworn

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