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worn.

Damaged and shabby as a result of much use.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/wɔːn/Received-Pronunciation/woːn/Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard/woɹn/General-American/woɾn/Scotland

  1. Damaged and shabby as a result of much use.

  2. Worn out; exhausted.

Where this word comes from

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

verb/wɔːn/Received-Pronunciation/woːn/Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard/woɹn/General-American/woɾn/Scotland

  1. past participle of wear

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

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

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