well-worn
— Adjective
– English
~ repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"
worn-out
— Adjective
– English
~ drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted; "the day's shopping left her exhausted"; "he went to bed dog-tired"; "was fagged and sweaty"; "the trembling of his played out limbs"; "felt completely washed-out"; "only worn-out horses and cattle"; "you look worn out"
worn
— Adjective
– English
~ affected by wear; damaged by long use; "worn threads on the screw"; "a worn suit"; "the worn pockets on the jacket"
war-worn
— Adjective
– English
~ laid waste by war
worried
— Adjective
– English
~ mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc; "apprehensive about her job"; "not used to a city and worried about small things"; "felt apprehensive about the consequences"
worried
— Adjective
– English
~ afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief; "too upset to say anything"; "spent many disquieted moments"; "distressed about her son's leaving home"; "lapsed into disturbed sleep"; "worried parents"; "a worried frown"; "one last worried check of the sleeping children"
worriedly
— Adverb
– English
~ in a worried manner; "`I wonder what to do,' she said worriedly"; "he paused worriedly before calling the bank"
worrier
— Noun
– English
~ thinks about unfortunate things that might happen
worriment
— Noun
– English
~ a difficulty that causes anxiety
worrisome
— Adjective
– English
~ causing distress or worry or anxiety; "distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime"; "a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling thought"; "in a particularly worrisome predicament"; "a worrying situation"; "a worrying time"
worrisome
— Adjective
– English
~ not reassuring; tending to cause anxiety
worry
— Noun
– English
~ something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry"
worry
— Noun
– English
~ a strong feeling of anxiety; "his worry over the prospect of being fired"; "it is not work but worry that kills"; "he wanted to die and end his troubles"
worry
— Verb
– English
~ touch or rub constantly; "The old man worried his beads"
worry
— Verb
– English
~ lacerate by biting; "the dog worried his bone"
worry
— Verb
– English
~ disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me"
worry
— Verb
– English
~ be concerned with; "I worry about my grades"
worry
— Verb
– English
~ be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy; "I worry about my job"
worry
— Verb
– English
~ be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift"
worrying
— Noun
– English
~ the act of moving something by repeated tugs or pushes; "vigorous worrying finally loosened the saw"