CAREWORN

careworn, drawn, haggard, raddled, worn

(adjective) showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering; “looking careworn as she bent over her mending”; “her face was drawn and haggard from sleeplessness”; “that raddled but still noble face”; “shocked to see the worn look of his handsome young face”- Charles Dickens

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

careworn (comparative more careworn, superlative most careworn)

Worn down by cares: showing the signs of long-term stress, tired and haggard due to prolonged worry.

Source: Wiktionary


Care"worn`, a.

Definition: Worn or burdened with care; as, careworn look or face.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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