careworn
care·worn
careworn · more careworn · most careworn
Worn down by cares: showing the signs of long-term stress, tired and haggard due to…Worn down by cares: showing the signs of long-term stress, tired and haggard due to prolonged worry.
UK/ˈkɛːwɔːn/US/ˈkɛəɹˌwɔɹn/
» He had grown thin and careworn, and had lost the loud, cheery manner for which he had been remarkable.
Meaning
1 sensesWorn down by cares: showing the signs of long-term stress, tired and haggard due to prolonged worry.
The weeks of working hard to look after his sick family left him looking careworn.
More definitions
- showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
Examples
1 sentencesHe had grown thin and careworn, and had lost the loud, cheery manner for which he had been remarkable.
Origin
From care (“sorrow, worry”) + worn.From care (“sorrow, worry”) + worn.
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Forms
more careworn, most careworn| Comparative | more careworn Lesson |
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| Superlative | most careworn Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
7 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedcarewornness
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form