tired

tired
[[t]ta͟ɪ͟ə(r)d[/t]]
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1) ADJ-GRADED If you are tired, you feel that you want to rest or sleep.

Michael is tired and he has to rest after his long trip.

Derived words:
tiredness N-UNCOUNT

He had to cancel some engagements because of tiredness.

2) ADJ-GRADED You can describe a part of your body as tired if it looks or feels as if you need to rest it or to sleep.

Cucumber is good for soothing tired eyes...

My arms are tired, and my back is tense.

3) ADJ-GRADED: v-link ADJ of n/-ing If you are tired of something, you do not want it to continue because you are bored of it or unhappy with it.

I am tired of all the speculation...

I was tired of being a bookkeeper.

Syn:
4) ADJ-GRADED: usu ADJ n (disapproval) If you describe something as tired, you are critical of it because you have heard it or seen it many times.

I didn't want to hear another one of his tired excuses...

What we see at Westminster is a tired old ritual.


English dictionary. 2008.

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