ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Roadworn

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Roadworn is an adjective meaning Worn out by long travel on roads, or (figurative) in a damaged or depleted state due to constant or prolonged usage or exertion.

Meaning

Worn out by long travel on roads, or (figurative) in a damaged or depleted state due to constant or prolonged usage or exertion.

Example Sentences

He looked roadworn and weary, but intact and as robust as I remembered him, considering his injury.
Now that they were close, Lirith could see the vehicles were more than a little roadworn: wood cracked, gilt peeled, and dust flecked sun-faded paint.
When he was just beyond the house Kwan Moh Kia dropped down between the shafts, on that March afternoon in 1906, when his aorta exploded like a roadworn tyre.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include worn out, overwasted, bruising, weariful, fordone, overweary.

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