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dog-tired

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Exhausted.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively, idiomatic, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dog-weary, weary, bleareyed, bleary, bleary-eyed, bone-tired, bushed, tired out, spent, wrecked, drained, dog-tired, exhausted, fatigued, forfairn, forlagen, forworn, heavyeyed, jaded, languid, enervated, out of gas, played out, run-down, shattered, shot, sleepy, stuffed, tired, washed out, weariful, whacked, whipped, worn, worn out, banjaxed, beat, buggered, busted, dead tired, cream crackered, done, done in, done up, fagged out, fried, fucked, gassed, jiggered, Kerry Packered, knacked, knackered, nadgered, pooped, pooped out, pumped, shagged, shagged out, tuckered, tuckered out, wappened, zonked

Antonyms: none provided

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adjective satellite

Meaning 2

drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the day's shopping left her exhausted
  • he went to bed dog-tired
  • was fagged and sweaty
  • the trembling of his played out limbs
  • felt completely washed-out
  • only worn-out horses and cattle
  • you look worn out

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: exhausted, fagged, fatigued, played out, spent, washed-out, worn-out(a), worn out(p)

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: капнал от умора (kapnal ot umora) — exhausted
  • German: hundemüde — exhausted
  • Russian: устать, как собака (ustatʹ, kak sobaka) — exhausted
  • Scottish Gaelic: cho sgìth ri cù — exhausted