Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Affected or damaged by wear or use.
- adjective Showing the wearing effects of overwork, worry, or suffering.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Impaired or otherwise affected by wear or use.
- Spent; passed.
- Wearied; exhausted; showing signs of care, illness, fatigue, etc.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- p. p. of
wear . - land that has become exhausted by tillage, or which for any reason has lost its fertility.
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- verb Past participle of
wear
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
- adjective affected by wear; damaged by long use
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I mind one super-tunic she gave me, but half worn, "-- this was said impressively, for a garment only _half worn_ was considered a fit gift from one peeress to another --" of blue damask, all set with silver buttons, and broidered with ladies 'heads along the border.
A Forgotten Hero Not for Him Emily Sarah Holt 1864
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II. iv.35 (184,7) [lost and worn] Though _lost and worn_ may means _lost and worn out_, yet _lost and won_ being, I think, better, these two words coming usually and naturally together, and the alteration being very slight, I would so read in this place with Sir Tho.
Notes to Shakespeare — Volume 01: Comedies Samuel Johnson 1746
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SNOW (voice-over): Independence in a state that lives by the motto "Live free or die" is not a label worn lightly.
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In a hoarse voice worn from the busiest campaign since his election, President Barack Obama warned an estimated crowd of 35,000 on Ohio State's campus tonight that Wall Street values will govern the country if Republicans regain power in the upcoming mid-term election.
Obama Stumps To Estimated 35,000 At Ohio State The Huffington Post News Editors 2010
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In a hoarse voice worn from the busiest campaign since his election, President Barack Obama warned an estimated crowd of 35,000 on Ohio State's campus tonight that Wall Street values will govern the country if Republicans regain power in the upcoming mid-term election.
Obama Stumps To Estimated 35,000 At Ohio State The Huffington Post News Editors 2010
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Blue canvas shoes stirred up small puffs of soil, their toes threadbare and worn from the years of kicking the earth.
Possum Woman Ashley Poulter 2010
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We need to do for the 21st century what FDR did for the twentieth -- invest in worn-out highways, our frail electrical grid, our public transit, brittle bridges, and water supplies.
Job Creation Idea No. 8: Time For A New WPA Dan Froomkin 2010
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In a hoarse voice worn from the busiest campaign since his election, President Barack Obama warned an estimated crowd of 35,000 on Ohio State's campus ...
Obama Stumps To Estimated 35,000 At Ohio State Campus 2010
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We need to do for the 21st century what FDR did for the twentieth -- invest in worn-out highways, our frail electrical grid, our public transit, brittle bridges, and water supplies.
Job Creation Idea No. 8: Time For A New WPA The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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For whatever the reason, diabetes, heart, stroke, or plain worn out bones.
Taking Time 2009
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