worn

  • 51worn-out — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. used up, gone, destroyed; see ruined 1 , 2 , useless 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Without freshness or appeal because of overuse: banal, bromidic, clichéd, commonplace, corny, hackneyed, musty, overused,… …

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  • 52worn out — adjective 1 very tired because you have been working hard: You look worn out! 2 too old or damaged to be used: a pair of old worn out walking boots …

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  • 53worn out — UK / US adjective 1) extremely tired He looked worn out, as if he d missed a night s sleep. 2) too old or damaged to use any longer dirty worn out shoes …

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  • 54worn to a frazzle — {adj. phr.} To be fatigued; be exhausted. * /I m worn to a frazzle cooking for all these guests./ …

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  • 55worn to a frazzle — {adj. phr.} To be fatigued; be exhausted. * /I m worn to a frazzle cooking for all these guests./ …

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  • 56worn to a frazzle — Frazzle Fraz zle, n. 1. The act or result of frazzling; the condition or quality of being frazzled; the tag end; a frayed out end. [Prov. Eng. & U. S.] [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] My fingers are all scratched to frazzles. Kipling. [Webster 1913… …

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  • 57worn-out — /wawrn owt , wohrn /, adj. 1. worn or used beyond repair. 2. depleted of energy, strength, or enthusiasm; exhausted; fatigued. [1585 95] * * * …

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  • 58worn-out — adj. Worn out is used with these nouns: ↑cliché, ↑jeans, ↑shoe, ↑sneaker …

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  • 59worn away — Synonyms and related words: ablated, burnt up, by the board, consumed, depleted, dissipated, drained, eaten up, effete, eroded, exhausted, expended, finished, forfeit, forfeited, gone, impoverished, irretrievable, long lost, lost, lost to, out… …

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  • 60worn-down — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Extremely tired: bleary, dead, drained, exhausted, fatigued, rundown, spent, tired out, wearied, weariful, weary, worn out. Informal: beat, bushed, tuckered (out). Slang: done in, fagged (out), pooped (out).… …

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