worn
adjective
diminished in value or usefulness through wear, use, handling, etc..
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- past participle of wear.
worn
1 American
[wawrn]
/ wɔrn /
adjective
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diminished in value or usefulness through wear, use, handling, etc..
The car's front tires were very worn, with little tread left.
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showing a considerable level of use or wear.
He read his speech from two worn pieces of notebook paper that had obviously been folded and unfolded many times.
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wearied; exhausted.
She looked worn but joyful as she held her newborn daughter.
verb
-worn
2
American
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a combining form with the meaning “showing a specified level of use, deterioration, or consumption”.
Before you toss that little-worn top, consider if it could be given a second life.
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a combining form with the meaning “showing wear, deterioration, or exhaustion from a specified cause”.
The old bridges fit the landscape, maybe because they are as windworn and aged as the land around them.
The knights were weary and battleworn when they returned to the castle.
worn
British
/ wɔːn /
verb
adjective
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affected, esp adversely, by long use or action
a worn suit
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haggard; drawn
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exhausted; spent
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of worn
First recorded in 1500–10, for the adjective
Example Sentences
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As the season has worn on, it has called off tournaments, slashed payouts and faced claims from unpaid vendors such as Fresh Tape.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
Luxury brands such as these have certainly seen an increase in searches and sales, and a Prada coat worn by Bessette sold for $192,000 at auction while “Love Story” was airing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Wool from Welsh mules is more likely to be walked on than worn.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
She packed up her two worn decks of tarot cards, some small carved stone figurines and headed for home before the darkness swallowed Old Havana again.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
After my second run in the Quinhua patterned dress, I changed back into the cheongsam I’d worn to work.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
War′-wast′ed, laid waste or ravaged by war; War′-wea′ried, -worn, wearied, worn, with military service—of a veteran.—ns.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
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