Definition of "careworn" [care•worn]

• Showing the effects of worry, anxiety, or burdensome responsibility: the parent's careworn face. (adjective)

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• "“He does repent,” she said to herself, recalling the careworn face."
• ""He does repent," she said to herself, recalling the careworn face."
• ""You look --" began Constance -- but "careworn" was a risky term and she stopped."