knackered

[nak-erd]

adjective British Slang.

exhausted; very tired: He is really knackered after work.

Origin of knackered

1885–90; knacker to tire (attenuation of earlier sense “to kill”; cf. knacker def. 1) + -ed²

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British Dictionary definitions for knackered

knackered

adjective British slang

exhausted; tired out
worn out; no longer working, esp after long or hard use

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Word Origin and History for knackered

adj.

"worn out, tired," past participle adjective from knacker (v.).