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tired
1[ tahyuhrd ]
adjective
- exhausted, as by exertion; fatigued or sleepy:
They provided water to a tired runner.
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- weary or bored (usually followed by of ):
I'm tired of eating the same food every day.
- hackneyed; stale, as a joke, phrase, or sermon:
The standup comedian's tired old gags got no laughs.
- Informal. impatient or disgusted:
You make me tired.
tired
2[ tahyuhrd ]
adjective
- having a tire or tires.
tired
/ ˈٲɪə /
adjective
- weary; fatigued
- foll by of
- having lost interest in; bored
I'm tired of playing cards
- having lost patience with; exasperated by
I'm tired of his eternal excuses
- hackneyed; stale
the same tired old jokes
- tired and emotional euphemistic.slightly drunk
Derived Forms
- ˈپ, adverb
- ˈپԱ, noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of tired1
Idioms and Phrases
In addition to the idiom beginning with tired , also see dead on one's feet (tired) ; sick and tired .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
“We are tired of abusers getting slapped on the wrist. Animal cruelty needs to be taken more seriously, with harsher penalties.”
“Our two best players missed layups at the end. I don’t think they missed layups because they were tired,” he said.
We try to turn next to nothing into something, but even the imagination is tired.
She was resting on her bed, tired from days of attending Paris Fashion Week events, when she heard stomping up the stairs.
How much opportunity should a player get who admits that he would get tired and need rest after six minutes of playing time?
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