worn-out
See also: worn out
English
[edit]Etymology
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From worn (adjective; and past participle of wear) + out.[1][2]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈwɔːnaʊt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈwɔɹnˌaʊt/
Audio (General American): (file)
Adjective
[edit]worn-out (comparative more worn-out, superlative most worn-out)
- Damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful.
- Synonyms: outworn; see also Thesaurus:deteriorated
- There is no challenge in fighting a worn-out old man.
- He still wears his old worn-out shoes.
- You can barely read the worn-out logo on those shoes.
- 1888, Donn Piatt, “The Sales-Lady of the City”, in The Lone Grave of the Shenandoah and Other Tales, Chicago, Ill., […]: Belford, Clarke & Co., →OCLC, page 91:
- Her feet were frosted from exposure, in her old worn-out shoes, and it was only a question of time as to when she would succumb and be carried to the hospital.
- Of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion.
- Synonyms: tired; see also Thesaurus:fatigued
- The worn-out soccer players lined up to congratulate the other team.
Translations
[edit]damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful
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of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ “worn-out, adj.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, December 2024.
- ^ “worn-out, adj.”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
