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

Doubtless this fair damsel was unconscious of the damage she was inflicting upon a wayworn and defenseless traveler.

From The Land of Thor by J. Ross (John Ross) Browne

We can easily picture him, pale and wayworn, his clothes threadbare, his long white hair streaming over his shoulders.

From American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History by Wilbur Fisk Gordy

Ale is good for careless bards, Wine for wayworn sinners.

From Victorian Songs Lyrics of the Affections and Nature by Edmund Henry Garrett

His blessing blooms and grows, As the palm where water flows, And abroad its branches spreadeth, And the wayworn pilgrim shadeth.

From Paul Gerhardt's Spiritual Songs Translated by John Kelly by Paul Gerhardt