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[ adjective ] drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted

Examples

"the day's shopping left her exhausted" "he went to bed dog-tired" "was fagged and sweaty" "the trembling of his played out limbs" "felt completely washed-out" "only worn-out

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tired

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[ adjective ] drained of energy or effectiveness; completely exhausted

Examples

"the day's shopping left her exhausted" "was fagged and sweaty" "the trembling of his played out limbs" "felt completely washed-out" "only worn-out horses and cattle" "you look worn out"

Used in print

(W. E. B. DuBois, Worlds of Color....)

It sometimes ended in death-like trances with many lying exhausted and panting on chair and floor .

(Octavia Waldo, A Cup of the Sun....)

The women said they had seen him wave an exhausted farewell ; but he might have been shooing_away the fleas that hopped from his yellow dog onto him .

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tired

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[ adjective ] drained physically

Examples

"the day's events left her completely exhausted--her strength drained"

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drained

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[ adjective ] completely emptied of resources or properties

Examples

"impossible to grow tobacco on the exhausted soil" "the exhausted food sources" "exhausted oil wells"

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