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WORN
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
Example:
shocked to see the worn look of his handsome young face
Synonyms:
careworn; drawn; haggard; raddled; worn
Classified under:
Similar:
tired (depleted of strength or energy)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Affected by wear; damaged by long use
Example:
the worn pockets on the jacket
Classified under:
Similar:
well-worn (showing signs of much wear or use)
weather-beaten; weathered; weatherworn (worn by exposure to the weather)
waterworn ((of rocks especially) worn smooth by the action of water)
vermiculate; worm-eaten; wormy (infested with or damaged (as if eaten) by worms)
thumbed ((of pages) worn or soiled by thumb and fingers by frequent handling or turning)
threadbare (having the nap worn away so that the threads show through)
tatterdemalion; tattered (worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing)
shopsoiled; shopworn (worn or faded from being on display in a store)
scruffy; seedy (shabby and untidy)
moth-eaten; ratty; shabby; tatty (showing signs of wear and tear)
raddled; worn-out (used until no longer useful)
ragged (being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn)
played out (worn out)
moth-eaten; mothy (worn or eaten away by (or as if by) moths)
mangey; mangy (having many worn or threadbare spots in the nap)
frayed (worn away or tattered along the edges)
eroded; scoured (worn away as by water or ice or wind)
dog-eared; eared (worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down)
creaky; decrepit; derelict; flea-bitten; run-down; woebegone (worn and broken down by hard use)
clapped out (worn from age or heavy use and no longer able to operate (of cars or machines or people))
battered (damaged especially by hard usage)
attrited (worn by rubbing or friction)
aged (at an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one syllable))
Also:
old (of long duration; not new)
Antonym:
new (unaffected by use or exposure)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past participle of the verb wear
Context examples:
You have slept in soft beds, and worn fine clothes, and eaten good meals. Who made those beds? and those clothes? and those meals? Not you.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
They were in a wretched state, worn out and worn down.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
She had seen the buttons, and was sure that they belonged to the clothes which he had worn last night.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
"Never mind that. What I want to know is how do you find her? Up to expectations? Has she worn well? Life been all a happy dream ever since?"
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
I was pretty tired and worn out when I got to Hillingham.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
He was worn and haggard, and his handsome face drooped in lean exhaustion.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
He could tell her nothing new of the wonders of his presentation and knighthood; and his civilities were worn out, like his information.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
I followed them up and found they led to the hall window, where Boots had worn all the snow away while waiting.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
He showed the Scarecrow the dress and the mask he had worn when he seemed to be the lovely Lady.
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
The wheels have been fairly worn out these ten years at least—and as for the body!
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
