Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Exhausted of strength or energy; fatigued.
- adjective Impatient; bored.
- adjective Overused; hackneyed.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Weary; fatigued; exhausted.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
tire . - adjective In need of some
rest orsleep . - adjective
Fed up ,annoyed ,irritated , sick of. - adjective
Overused ,cliché .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective depleted of strength or energy
- adjective repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
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Examples
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Funny, it doesn't hurt at all, but I'm tired, so tired
While Other People Sleep Muller, Marcia 1998
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Shilh14 izbil hair, plural izbel; a-slem fish, plural i-slim-en; sn to know, sen to be knowing; rmi to become tired, rumni to be tired; ttss15 to fall asleep, ttoss to sleep.
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All the ponies are tethered in good order, but most of them are tired -- Chinaman and Jehu _very tired_ ....
The Voyages of Captain Scott : Retold from the Voyage of the Discovery and Scott's Last Expedition Charles Turley 1904
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All the ponies are tethered in good order, but most of them are tired -- Chinaman and Jehu _very tired_.
Scott's Last Expedition Volume I Robert Falcon Scott 1890
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Oh, I'm so tired of it all -- so _tired_ -- and he doesn't see, doesn't understand!
The Lady of the Basement Flat George de Horne Vaizey 1887
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I began the term tired out, and nearly collapsed before the end.
The Independence of Claire George de Horne Vaizey 1887
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But early in your pregnancy, you learn a new meaning for the word tired.
You’ll Lose the Baby Weight Dawn Meehan 2010
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But early in your pregnancy, you learn a new meaning for the word tired.
You’ll Lose the Baby Weight Dawn Meehan 2010
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But early in your pregnancy, you learn a new meaning for the word tired.
You’ll Lose the Baby Weight Dawn Meehan 2010
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Republicans struck back hard against news of the Democrats 'new jobs platform, which they characterized as tired and ineffective.
Top Stories from CQ 2010
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Others have suggested that the site suffers from “tired mountain syndrome,” a condition where the mountain itself is weakened from the massive stress of repeated nuclear detonations.
What's North Korea's Endgame? - ClearanceJobs Tom McCuin 2018
gelidrew.thamert commented on the word tired
Always tired
May 9, 2013