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DOG-TIRED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dog-tired mean?
• DOG-TIRED (adjective)
The adjective DOG-TIRED has 1 sense:
1. drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
Familiarity information: DOG-TIRED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
Synonyms:
dog-tired; exhausted; fagged; fatigued; gone; played out; spent; washed-out; worn-out; worn out
Context example:
you look worn out
Similar:
tired (depleted of strength or energy)
Context examples
I could not but acquiesce, for I was "dog-tired," and could not have sat up had I tried.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
We never had a night at the Admiral Benbow when I had half the work; and I was dog-tired when, a little before dawn, the boatswain sounded his pipe and the crew began to man the capstan-bars.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
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