Careworn (Adjective)
Meaning
Showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering; "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"- Charles Dickens.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- Her face was careworn from years of struggling to make ends meet as a single mother.
- The careworn expression on his face told the story of a man who had been through a lot in his life.
- After months of caring for her ailing husband, she looked careworn and exhausted.
- The careworn lines on her face seemed to deepen with each passing day as she struggled to cope with her grief.
- The once vibrant and energetic young woman now looked careworn and weary, a shadow of her former self.