footworn

[ foot-wawrn, -wohrn ]

adjective

1. worn worn down by the feet: foot:

   a footworn pavement.

2. footsore.

footworn

/ ˈfʊtˌwɔːn /

adjective

1. Alsofootweary footsore
2. worn away by the feet

   a footworn staircase

Word History and Origins

Origin of footworn¹

First recorded in 1785–95; foot + worn

Example Sentences

It is a charming place, rather shabby and footworn, as befits a strictly popular resort, but with a character all its own.

From Project Gutenberg

The corkscrew stairway, broken and footworn though it is, seems infinitely less perilous.

From Project Gutenberg

Night after night they played their fiddles and danced till dawn on their footworn puncheon floors.

From Project Gutenberg