adjective
- showing the effects of war; damaged, exhausted, or aged by warfare
Usage: often hyphenated as war-worn
Examples
- The warworn soldiers returned home after months of combat.
- Ancient warworn castles dotted the countryside.
- His warworn face told the story of countless battles.
- The warworn city struggled to rebuild after the conflict.
- She carried a warworn photograph of her grandfather.
- The warworn veterans gathered for their annual reunion.