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tired

  • adjective
  • [ˈtaɪ̯əd]

In need of some rest or sleep.

Other meanings

  1. Fed up, annoyed, irritated, sick of.

    “I'm tired of this”

  2. Overused, cliché.

    “a tired song”

Related words

  • supertired
  • tiredly
  • tiredness
  • tiredsome
  • untired
  • bone-tired
  • born tired
  • dead tired
  • dog-tired
  • I'm tired
  • tired and emotional

Example sentences

  • “They rode until their horses were tired.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
  • “Do you think you could drive? I'm feeling tired.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
  • “I'm tired and bored.”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “tired” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.