waywornadj.
/ˈweɪwɔːn/, U.S. /ˈweɪˌwɔrn/ Wearied by travel; worn out in the course of travel. Also figurative.
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the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > [adjective] > by or of travel
travel-worn1596
way-wearied1618
way-beaten1620
wayworn1758
way-spent1777
way-sore1797
1758 M. Akenside Ode to Country Gentlemen of Eng. 11 Yet Valois brav'd young Edward's gentle hand, And D'Albret rush'd on Henry's way-worn band.
1777 R. Potter tr. Æschylus Choephoræ in tr. Æschylus Tragedies 350 I, like a stranger, harness'd in this coarse And way-worn garb.
1824 L.-M. Hawkins Annaline II. 24 [He had a] wayworn look and meagre aspect.
1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair liii. 478 That night..she prayed humbly for that poor wayworn sinner.
1866 J. S. Le Fanu All in Dark xxi The horses..emerged from the inn-yard gate..to replace the wayworn team.
1906 Christian Work & Evangelist 24 Mar. 392/1 The house was home-like in appearance, and exceedingly attractive to these way-worn travelers.
1966 C. Davis Shamir of Dachau v. 72 She gave me the wayworn smile, seemed about to urge me again not to go.
2008 Fodor's Amsterdam & Netherlands ii. 94 The arches of the bridges are prettily lit and their watery reflections pull at the heartstrings of even the most wayworn of travelers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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