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What does worse for wear mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word worse for wear? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. (idiomatic) in poor physical condition due to long or heavy use
  2. (idiomatic) drunk
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The living-room is somewhat the worse for wear, with a threadbare dark red carpet.
Needless to say, all that and no dinner meant I've been feeling a little the worse for wear today.
In the end, though, the truck didn't appear to be much the worse for wear, and they drove it away.
It now consisted of two rooms and a kitchen with a rather forlorn looking hotplate that looked the worse for wear.
Most of these filled baskets looked a little the worse for wear but there were a couple that were in reasonable condition.
Plus, it looks amazing, a Gothic monstrosity the worse for wear after years of decay and gutting by fire.

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