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tired

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verb[ˈtaɪ̯əd][ˈtɑjəd][ˈtajəd]
  1. 1

    simple past and past participle of tireform-ofparticiplepast

adj[ˈtaɪ̯əd][ˈtɑjəd][ˈtajəd]
  1. 1

    In need of some rest or sleep.

    • The famous words of Emma Lazarus on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty read: “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” Until 1921 this was an accurate picture of our society. Under present law it woul
  2. 2

    Fed up, annoyed, irritated, sick of.

    • I'm tired of this
  3. 3

    Overused, cliché.

    • a tired song
  4. 4

    Old and worn.

    • a tired-looking hotel room
  5. 5

    Played out, ineffectual; incompetent.derogatoryslang

    • They even went so far as to question whether indigenous peoples are 'peoples' in a tired attempt to deny the status of indigenous peoples in order to deny their right to self-determination.
    • A tired attempt at a smile worked its way across Akechi's lips, lopsided and faint.
adj[ˈtaɪ̯əd][ˈtɑjəd][ˈtajəd]
  1. 1

    Alternative form of tyred.alt-ofalternativenot-comparable

    • From Lathrop hall, Madison’s steel tired locomobiles will take the picnickers out to the suburb of South Madison.
    • I remember clearly the drive down Pennsylvania Avenue to the depot, the iron-tired wheels of our carriage rattling and bumping over the cobblestones.

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