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worn-out

[ wawrn-out, wohrn- ]

/ ˈwɔrnˈaʊt, ˈwoʊrn- /

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adjective

worn or used beyond repair.

depleted of energy, strength, or enthusiasm; exhausted; fatigued.

Origin of worn-out

First recorded in 1585–95

Words nearby worn-out

wormwood, wormy, worn, worn out, worn to a frazzle, worn-out, worried, worried sick, worried well, worriment, worrisome

Example sentences from the Web for worn-out

But millennials are simply rejecting the worn-out trappings and organizations of the Establishment—and quite right too.

There’s Nothing Wrong With Being Your Best Selfie |Nick Gillespie |March 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
President Dwight Eisenhower was regarded as a worn-out old soldier when he turned over the presidency to JFK in 1961.

The 50th Anniversary of JFK's Inauguration |Evan Thomas |January 15, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
To those well-meant but worn-out bromides I say, first, what wild?

Get Rid of Pit Bulls |Charles Leerhsen |March 12, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Toy Story belonged to worn-out Woody not brand-new Buzz Lightyear.

The Company That Cracked Hollywood |Tom Shone |May 26, 2009 |DAILY BEAST

A: [Laughs] I consider myself a conservative, you know, it's a worn-out phrase, in the Reagan tradition.

Governor Cool |Ana Marie Cox |November 18, 2008 |DAILY BEAST
She went to bed, worn-out by anxiety and fear—a fear that had made her remain in the laboratory as late as possible.

The Mystery of the Yellow Room |Gaston Leroux
The Papey, a house for worn-out priests, was in Bevis Marks.

Medival London |William Benham
We hoped to find some cheap method of restoring nitrogen and phosphorus to the worn-out soil which our poor peasants till.

The Maids of Paradise |Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
The butterflies frequent open fields, and are sometimes exceedingly abundant in worn-out lands in the Southern States.

The Butterfly Book |William Jacob Holland
Perhaps it was a worn-out virtue, left to the bas-peuple—to the vulgar—and to animals?

Vendetta |Marie Corelli

British Dictionary definitions for worn-out

worn-out

adjective (worn out when postpositive)

worn or used until threadbare, valueless, or useless

exhausted; very weary