MEANING
1. Tired from a long or difficult journey.
2. Showing fading or damage caused by long journeys.
Use it for
fatigue visible at arrival; a traveler tired by a long trip; a person affected by difficult journeys
Words that belong together
- a travel-worn visitor
- a travel-worn face
On the page
The travel-worn visitors accepted the tea before asking where they could sleep.
Nearby words
Word forms
- Base
- travel-worn
Usage notes
Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Comparative more travel-worn; superlative most travel-worn when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description, character. Commonness: moderately common.
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