workworn

English

Etymology

work + worn

Adjective

workworn (comparative more workworn, superlative most workworn)

  1. worn as a result of manual labour
    • 2009, Greer Gilman, Cloud & Ashes: Three Winter's Tales (page 315)
      The woman held a silver ring out in a workworn hand. It trembled.
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