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worn

worn [ wawrn ]
Definition:
 

Past participle of  wear1




adjective 
Definition:
 
1. showing effects of wear: weakened or frayed by use

2. showing effects of fatigue: showing the effects of fatigue, worry, illness, or age

3. hackneyed: used so much as to have lost meaning
trite, worn phrases


worn·ness noun

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See warn.

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