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careworn

ca·re·worn

UK/ˈkɛːwɔːn/ US/ˈkɛəɹˌwɔɹn/ uncommon

adjective

1.

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
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Origin

From care (“sorrow, worry”) + worn.

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