"roadworn" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more roadworn [comparative], most roadworn [superlative]
Etymology: From road + worn. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|road|worn}} road + worn Head templates: {{en-adj}} roadworn (comparative more roadworn, superlative most roadworn)
  1. Worn out by long travel on roads, or (figurative) in a damaged or depleted state due to constant or prolonged usage or exertion. Related terms: wayworn
    Sense id: en-roadworn-en-adj-oMKov8lZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "2001, Mark Anthony, The Dark Remains, Bantam Spectra, →ISBN, page 10:",
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          "ref": "2003, James Francis Warren, Rickshaw Coolie: A People's History of Singapore, 1880-1940, Singapore University Press, →ISBN, page 275:",
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