different between prolonged vs roadworn

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /p?o??l??d/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /p????l??d/
• (cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA^(key): /p?o??l??d/
• Hyphenation: pro?longed

Adjective

prolonged (comparative more prolonged, superlative most prolonged)

1. lengthy in duration; extended; protracted.

Synonyms

• enduring, longsome; see also Thesaurus:lasting

Antonyms

• brief, temporary; see also Thesaurus:ephemeral

Translations

Verb

prolonged

1. simple past tense and past participle of prolong

English

Etymology

road +? worn

Adjective

roadworn (comparative more roadworn, superlative most roadworn)

1. Worn out by long travel on roads, or (figuratively) in a damaged or depleted state due to constant or prolonged usage or exertion.
   • 2001, Mark Anthony, The Dark Remains, Bantam Spectra (2001), ?ISBN, page 10:

     Now that they were close, Lirith could see the vehicles were more than a little roadworn: wood cracked, gilt peeled, and dust flecked sun-faded paint.

   • 2003, James Francis Warren, Rickshaw Coolie: A People's History of Singapore, 1880-1940, Singapore University Press (2003), ?ISBN, page 275:

     When he was just beyond the house Kwan Moh Kia dropped down between the shafts, on that March afternoon in 1906, when his aorta exploded like a roadworn tyre.

   • 2011, Elizabeth C. Bunce, Liar's Moon, Arthur A. Levine Books (2011), ?ISBN, page 192:

     He looked roadworn and weary, but intact and as robust as I remembered him, considering his injury.

See also

• wayworn