careworn
careworn
Definition
care·worn (ker′wôrn′)
adjective
worn out by, or showing the effects of, troubles and worry; haggard
careworn
Synonyms
careworn
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- face: A pretty, young face recalls hers by contrast - a careworn face recalls it by association.
- look: They are evident in the careworn look, the weary eye, the heavy step.
Modifying Another Word
- rather: My younger sister and I carried out several operations on him so he looked rather careworn.
Used with adjective complement
- look: My younger sister and I carried out several operations on him so he looked rather careworn.
careworn Quotes
He looked haggard and careworn, like a Borgia who has suddenly remembered that hehasforgottentoshovethe cyanide in the consomme¤ , and the dinner-gong due any moment.
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