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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23 February 2025

BARGAIN

(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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