worn-out
See also: worn out
English
editAdjective
editworn-out (comparative more worn-out, superlative most worn-out)
- Damaged due to hard or continued use or exposure until no longer useful or effective.
- 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.
- Exhausted or fatigued from exertion.
- The worn-out soccer players lined up to congratulate the other team.
Synonyms
edit- (damaged due to use): outworn; See also Thesaurus:deteriorated
- (exhausted from exertion): tired: See also Thesaurus:fatigued
Translations
editworn-out — see worn out