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Word entry · 8 letters

careworn

Best crossword clue

"Tired from worry"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈkɛːwɔːn/Part of speech adjectiveSorted acenorrwStarts with CEnds with N1 clues
1C2A3R4E5W6O7R8N

Definitions

  1. showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

Word origin

From care (“sorrow, worry”) + worn.

Used in a sentence

  • The weeks of working hard to look after his sick family left him looking careworn.
  • I don't find the pose of careless youth charming and engaging any more than you find the pose of careworn age fascinating and eccentric, I should imagine.

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