exhausted

[ig-zaws-tid]

adjective

1. drained of strength or energy; worn-out.

   The illness left me exhausted, both psychologically and physically.

Word History and Origins

Origin of exhausted¹

First recorded in 1660–70; exhaust ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Synonym Study

See tired ¹.

Example Sentences

As day turns to night and the “debate” continues, these women can grow visibly exhausted.

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Their resistance, from a population harassed, exhausted, decimated but standing tall, is unmatched.

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And although they recall many wordless moments of repose between takes, the shoot enlivened the actors far more than it exhausted them.

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"By blocking this pathway, we can help exhausted T cells recover their strength and make existing immunotherapies work better for more patients."

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At some point you will get exhausted and, seeing that you have made only the tiniest hole, you will want to quit.

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