worn

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

verb be dressed in
verb have on one's person
verb have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality

By analogy to past participles like torn from tear and sworn from swear.

But they’ve worn nice and easy. — Anne of the Island, L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
That is worn tenderly on the heart. — Les Misérables, Victor Hugo
That morning Kutúzov seemed worn and irritable. — War and Peace, Leo, graf Tolstoy

wear, have on

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