👣 Worn by feet 😩 Tired from walking

footworn

7.9

Very tired from walking with sore or aching feet

adjective

: cansado de caminar

After hours of sightseeing, she was completely footworn and needed to rest.

Examples

He looked footworn after walking all day through the crowded city streets.
The footworn travelers finally reached the village as the sun was setting.
I feel footworn.
He is footworn now.
After exploring the city on foot for hours, she felt completely footworn and needed to sit down.
The footworn hikers collapsed on the ground, exhausted after their long trek through the mountains.
He appeared footworn from walking long distances in uncomfortable shoes all day.

Synonyms

dead on one's feet

vsfootworn

Informal

2 7.1

Very tired after hard physical or mental work

is tired mainly because of walking and often involves sore feet

footsore

vsfootworn

1 4.4

Having sore feet after walking for a long time

is tired from walking rather than only having sore feet

knickered

vsfootworn

9.6

Very tired after hard physical activity

is tired specifically from walking and often has sore feet

overworn

vsfootworn

6.1

Very tired because of too much work or travel

is tired specifically from walking, often with aching feet

Antonyms

refreshed

1 1.5

Feeling rested and full of new energy after a break

How Tired

exhausted

104 2.0

footworn

7.9

weary

129 3.2

tired

∞ 1.0

energetic

93 1.6

Surface Forms

footworn positive

Morphology

footworn = foot + worn (transparent) = foot + worn

The adjective is a clear compounding metaphor meaning 'worn in the feet' extended to a person's state after walking; learners can infer this from the components.

Etymology

Footworn comes from the parts foot and worn, where worn means 'tired' or 'worn out'. A helpful image is feet as worn as old shoes after a long walk, so footworn means tired or exhausted from walking.