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

Then he sent messengers after Tanhäuser, and they reached the Hörsel vale to hear that a wayworn man, with haggard brow and bowed head, had just entered the Hörselloch.

From Curious Myths of the Middle Ages by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)

He was weary and wayworn, for he had fled from hill to hill, and from glen to glen, fearing pursuit.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 5 by Various

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

But the reception of these wayworn strangers at the seat of government proved to be rather dubious.

From Lafayette by Crow, Martha Foote