strung-out
Americanadjective
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severely debilitated from alcohol or drugs.
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physically or emotionally exhausted.
adjective
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addicted to a drug
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(of a drug addict) suffering or distressed because of the lack of a drug
Example Sentences
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“She’s not afraid to look scary or ridiculous,” Hemming said, “but there’s also a strung-out vulnerability about her. And when she sings, she pins you to your seat with the harrowing intensity of her delivery.”
From New York Times
This was a loose, strung-out event but one graced with humor.
From New York Times
David Malukas was coming fast for the leaders, seemingly out of nowhere, late Saturday night after a long rain delay and a strung-out race.
From Seattle Times
There’s a fast-talking salesman, his strung-out wife and their deranged robot vacuum, which has a mind of its own.
From New York Times
One year into the pandemic, the whole strung-out world could probably use some form of H.A.L.T., not least designers charged with producing a vision of a future whose shape is impossible to discern.
From New York Times
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