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[ adjective ] depleted of strength or energy
Examples "tired mothers with crying babies" "too tired to eat" Used in print (Christopher Davis, First Family....)He felt tired and full and calm . (Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)`` You are looking tired and there you can rest . (David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)Violence always made him tired , but he was not frightened . (William Maxwell, The Chateau....)Through the open window they heard sounds below in the street : cartwheels , a tired horse 's plodding step , voices . (John Cheever, "The Brigadier and the Golf Widow,"...)He was tired , he had his business worries , and the sight of his wife arranging pork_chops in the broiler only seemed like an extension of a boring day . |
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[ adjective ] repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
Examples "bromidic sermons" "his remarks were trite and commonplace" "hackneyed phrases" "a stock answer" "repeating threadbare jokes" "parroting some timeworn axiom" "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
Examples "bromidic sermons" "his remarks were trite and commonplace" "hackneyed phrases" "a stock answer" "repeating threadbare jokes" "parroting some timeworn axiom" "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'" Related terms |
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