English Explanatory Dictionary

forworn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. worn-out
  2. exhausted
  3. decayed
verb
  1. past participle of forwear

Pronunciation

/fə(ɹ)ˈwɔː(ɹ)n/ /fɔː(ɹ)ˈwɔː(ɹ)n/

Word forms

forworn more forworn most forworn foreworn

Etymology

Past participle of forwear (“to wear out”), from Middle English forweren (“to wear out”), equivalent to for- + worn. Compare Middle English forwerd, forwered (“forworn”), Old English forwered, forwerod, forweren, forweoron, forworen (“worn out, decrepit”).

Synonyms

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