wayworn

American  

[wey-wawrn, -wohrn] / ˈweɪˌwɔrn, -ˌwoʊrn /

adjective

1. worn or wearied by travel.

   She was wayworn after the long trip.

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wayworn British  

/ ˈweɪˌwɔːn /

adjective

1. rare worn or tired by travel

   footsore and wayworn

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Etymology

Origin of wayworn

First recorded in 1770–80; way ¹ + worn

Example Sentences

The first night in Washington his wayworn band flopped down on the plaza lawn, slept on newspapers after police confiscated their bedding.

From Time Magazine Archive

How cheering to the wayworn traveller as he plods along his weary road, to lift from time to time his eyes to the guide-star in the distance!

From Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands by Lever, Charles James

Then he sent messengers after Tanhäuser, and they reached the Hörsel vale to hear that a wayworn man, with haggard brow and bowed head, had just entered the Hörselloch.

From Curious Myths of the Middle Ages by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)

The crescent moon gleamed faintly against the sunset, and a wayworn robin, with slow-beating wings, circled toward his nest in one of the maples on the other side of the valley.

From The Master's Violin by Reed, Myrtle

But the reception of these wayworn strangers at the seat of government proved to be rather dubious.

From Lafayette by Crow, Martha Foote