careworn
Adjective Satellite
- showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering; ; ; ; - Charles Dickens
- "looking careworn as she bent over her mending"
Adj
- Worn down by cares: showing the signs of long-term stress, tired and haggard due to prolonged worry.
Examples
- "The weeks of working hard to look after his sick family left him looking careworn."
Origin / Etymology
From care (“sorrow, worry”) + worn.
Scrabble Score: 13
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Words With Friends Score: 15
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