wayworn

9.8

Tired and weak after a long journey

adjective
/ˈweɪˌwɔrn/

Archaic

: cansado de viajar

The wayworn soldiers returned home, their faces gaunt from the long march.
wayworn wanderer

Examples

By the time they arrived in the small town, the wayworn family was eager for a hot meal and a place to rest.
Mrs Munson, I have been trying to figure out some way of expressin' my gratitude to you for takin' in this (laughs) weary, wayworn wanderer.

The Ladykillers (2004)
"Ladies, thy beauty is to me Like those Nicean barks of yore, That gently, o'er a perfumed sea, The weary, wayworn wanderer bore To his own native shore."

The Ladykillers (2004)
After hiking for hours, the wayworn travelers finally reached their campsite and collapsed from exhaustion.

Synonyms

fatigued

vswayworn

13 4.1

Feeling very tired and having no energy

is tired because of long travel rather than general exhaustion

travel-worn

vswayworn

5.0

Tired and showing signs of a long trip, like a dusty coat

is tired specifically because of a long trip

overworn

vswayworn

6.1

Very tired because of too much work or travel

is tired mainly because of long travel rather than any cause

wearied

vswayworn

3.4

Feeling very tired after hard physical or mental effort

is tired specifically from long distance travel rather than general effort

Antonyms

refreshed

1 1.5

Feeling rested and full of new energy after a break

How Tired

exhausted

104 2.0

fatigued

13 4.1

wayworn

Archaic

9.8

to weary

4 4.4

tired

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

wayworn positive

Morphology

wayworn = way + worn (semi-transparent) = way + worn

Both components are recognisable ('way' + 'worn'), but the compounded sense 'tired from travelling' is somewhat literary/archaic and not fully predictable for all learners.

Etymology

Wayworn comes from two simple parts: way ('road' or 'path') and worn ('used' or 'tired'), so it originally meant 'worn by the road'. So a wayworn traveler is someone tired and worn out after a long journey.