worn

1. Affected by wear;
   Damaged by long use (synset 302590887)
   "worn threads on the screw"; "a worn suit"; "the worn pockets on the jacket"
   also: old - of long duration; not new
   similar to:

   • aged - at an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one syllable)
   • attrited - worn by rubbing or friction
   • battered - damaged especially by hard usage
   • clapped out - worn from age or heavy use and no longer able to operate (of cars or machines or people)
   • creaky, decrepit, derelict, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegone - worn and broken down by hard use
   • dog-eared, eared - worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down
   • eroded, scoured - worn away as by water or ice or wind
   • frayed - worn away or tattered along the edges
   • mangey, mangy - having many worn or threadbare spots in the nap
   • moth-eaten, mothy - worn or eaten away by (or as if by) moths
   • played out - worn out
   • ragged - being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn
   • raddled, worn-out - used until no longer useful
   • moth-eaten, ratty, shabby, tatty - showing signs of wear and tear
   • scruffy, seedy - shabby and untidy
   • shopsoiled, shopworn - worn or faded from being on display in a store
   • tatterdemalion, tattered - worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing
   • threadbare - having the nap worn away so that the threads show through
   • thumbed - (of pages) worn or soiled by thumb and fingers by frequent handling or turning
   • vermiculate, worm-eaten, wormy - infested with or damaged (as if eaten) by worms
   • waterworn - (of rocks especially) worn smooth by the action of water
   • weather-beaten, weathered, weatherworn - worn by exposure to the weather
   • well-worn - showing signs of much wear or use
2. Showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering (synset 302441812)
   "looking careworn as she bent over her mending"; "her face was drawn and haggard from sleeplessness"; "that raddled but still noble face"; "shocked to see the worn look of his handsome young face"
   similar to: tired - depleted of strength or energy
   same as: careworn, drawn, haggard, raddled

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