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careworn

[ kair-wawrn, -wohrn ]

/ ˈkɛərˌwɔrn, -ˌwoʊrn /

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adjective

showing signs of care or worry; fatigued by trouble or anxiety; haggard: a careworn old woman.

Origin of careworn

First recorded in 1820–30; care + worn

Words nearby careworn

caress, caressive, caret, caretaker, carew, careworn, carex, carey, carey coombs murmur, carey street, carfare

Example sentences from the Web for careworn

His face was careworn, and there was the suggestion of a stoop in his shoulders.

The Man from Jericho |Edwin Carlile Litsey
It was not simply that he looked to be older, and because his face was careworn.

The Last Chronicle of Barset |Anthony Trollope
The careworn face with lines about the mouth and forehead is one of the plainest signs of duodenal defect.

A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II |Various
While thus charitably engaged, the moon broke out, and the light fell full on the pale, careworn face of the unconscious sufferer.

My Novel, Complete |Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Phil, looking anxious and careworn, was standing close to the fire, warming and cleaning his rifle.

Harper's Round Table, June 18, 1895 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for careworn

careworn

/ (ˈkɛəˌwɔːn) /

adjective

showing signs of care, stress, worry, etc