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Careworn

[kair-wawrn, -wohrn] Origin

care·worn

[kair-wawrn, -wohrn]
adjective
showing signs of care or worry; fatigued by trouble or anxiety; haggard: a careworn old woman.

Origin:
1820–30; care + worn
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careworn (ˈkɛəˌwɔːn)
 
adj
showing signs of care, stress, worry, etc

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careworn
1828, from care + worn.
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