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worn-out

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worn-out (wôrnout, wrn-)
adj.
1. Worn or used until no longer usable or effective.
2. Thoroughly exhausted; spent.

worn-out
adj (worn out when postpositive)
1. worn or used until threadbare, valueless, or useless
2. exhausted; very weary
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.worn-out - used until no longer useful; "battered trumpets and raddled radios"; "worn-out shoes with flapping soles"
worn - affected by wear; damaged by long use; "worn threads on the screw"; "a worn suit"; "the worn pockets on the jacket"
2.worn-out - drained of energy or effectivenessworn-out - 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"
tired - depleted of strength or energy; "tired mothers with crying babies"; "too tired to eat"
Translations
worn-out [ˈwɔːnˈaʊt] ADJ
1. [garment, furniture, tyre, component] → gastado
2. (= exhausted) [person] → rendido, agotado
we were worn out after the long walkestábamos rendidos or agotados después de andar tanto
3. (fig) [argument, idea] → gastado
worn-out
adj attr, worn out
adj pred
coatabgetragen; carpetabgetreten; (fig) phraseabgedroschen
(= exhausted) personerschöpft; horseausgemergelt
worn-out [ˌwɔːnˈaʊt] adj (thing) → consunto/a, logoro/a; (person) → sfinito/a


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In the winter season Chambers was on hand, in Tom's worn-out clothes, with "holy" red mittens, and "holy" shoes, and pants "holy" at the knees and seat, to drag a sled up the hill for Tom, warmly clad, to ride down on; but he never got a ride himself.
With this loss of substance and exhaustion of strength, the homes of the people will be stripped bare, and three-tenths of their income will be dissipated; while government expenses for broken chariots, worn-out horses, breast-plates and helmets, bows and arrows, spears and shields, protective mantles, draught-oxen and heavy wagons, will amount to four-tenths of its total revenue.
Now, to me your 'rubbish' looks very encouraging, because there is good material there, and not much worn-out finery, that 's my detestation, for you can't do anything with it.
 
 
 
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