tired

 
Pronunciation: /tʌɪəd/

adjective

  • 1in need of sleep or rest; weary: Fisher rubbed his tired eyes she was tired out now that the strain was over
  • (of a thing) no longer fresh or in good condition: a few boxes of tired vegetables
  • 2 (tired of) bored or impatient with: I have to look after these animals when you get tired of them
  • 3(especially of a statement or idea) boring or uninteresting because overfamiliar: tired clichés like the ‘information revolution’

Phrases

tired and emotional

humorous used euphemistically to indicate that someone is drunk: tired and emotional party people

Derivatives

tiredly

adverb