worn
Verb
- be dressed in
- have on one's person
- have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality
- deteriorate through use or stress
- have or show an appearance of
- last and be usable
- go to pieces
- exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
- put clothing on one's body
- past participle of wear
Adjective
- Damaged or impaired by long use; tired or exhausted.
- affected by wear; damaged by long use
- "worn threads on the screw"
- "a worn suit"
- "the worn pockets on the jacket"
Adjective Satellite
- showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering; ; ; ; - Charles Dickens
- "looking careworn as she bent over her mending"
- "shocked to see the worn look of his handsome young face"
Adj
- Damaged and shabby as a result of much use.
- Worn out; exhausted.
Examples
- After three hours of intense Scrabble, the dictionary looked quite worn from constant checking.
Origin / Etymology
By analogy to past participles like torn from tear and sworn from swear.
Synonyms
assume, bear, break, bust, careworn, don, drawn, endure, fag, fag out, fall apart, fatigue, get into, haggard, have on, hold out, jade, outwear, put on, raddled, tire, tire out, wear, wear down, wear off, wear out, wear thin, wear upon, weary
Scrabble Score: 7
worn: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordworn: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
worn: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary