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careworn

[kair-wawrn, -wohrn] / ˈkɛərˌwɔrn, -ˌwoʊrn /




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Carthy's voice is careworn but it's never less than compelling.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2025

There's the careworn, eccentric female lead, equally brilliantly realized by newcomer to the screen, Alana Haim.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2022

He appeared careworn and weathered, at once eternally pugilistic and resigned to his fate.

From Washington Post • Feb. 23, 2022

His attention gravitates instead toward the Novelos, though sometimes it also alights on the grave, careworn faces of their past and present employees.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2021

Catherine Theodorakis, a slight, careworn woman, gazed down on her younger son with tired, dark-circled eyes.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin




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