But her eloquent ability to sound both world-weary and innocent was partly shaped by her tough background, and gave her the ability to touch hearts everywhere.
You may have been around for a while, but no one wants a jaded, world-weary person working for them.
The world-weary hero spurns true love then drifts into a duel where he kills his best friend.
Rabin sighed, and in his deep, world-weary voice, said, I suppose one does not make peace with ones friends.
Over the past decade or so he has cast a world-weary eye over travel, status and architecture, as well as writing a fine book about philosophers and an excellent meditation on Proust.
Ample evidence also shows that children who are frequently abused by their parents or teachers tend to be introverted, pessimistic, indifferent and even world-weary.
