Forswunk
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 totally worn out from work not-comparable, obsolete
"If indeed he had so turned from Latin texts to garden-tools, he would certainly have been forswunk."
Example
More examples"If indeed he had so turned from Latin texts to garden-tools, he would certainly have been forswunk."
Etymology
From Middle English forswunken, past participle of forswinken (“to overwork”), equivalent to for- + swunk. More at forswink.
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