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worn

/wɔːn/ adjective

In Latin: trītus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about worn at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Affected by wear; damaged by long use.
    worn threads on the screw
  2. Showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering.
    looking careworn as she bent over her mending

Origin

By analogy to past participles like torn from tear and sworn from swear.

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