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care-worn

care-worn is the archaic form of careworn.

Meaning of careworn

Adjective

careworn (comparative more careworn, superlative most careworn)

  1. Worn down by cares: showing the signs of long-term stress, tired and haggard due to prolonged worry.
    • The weeks of working hard to look after his sick family left him looking careworn.
    Synonyms:
    drawn, woeworn, haggard, weary

Forms of care-worn

comparativemore care-worn
superlativemost care-worn

Questions about care-worn

What is care-worn the archaic form of?
Care-worn is the archaic form of careworn.

Words near care-worn in the dictionary

  1. care-experienced
  2. care-giver
  3. care-givers
  4. care-taking
  5. care-takings
  6. care-worn
  7. care-worthy
  8. carea
  9. Careaga
  10. Careagas
  11. carebastine

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