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forfairn

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Forlorn; destitute; worn out; jaded.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Scotland, UK, archaic, dialectal

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: exhausted, weary, bleareyed, bleary, bleary-eyed, bone-tired, bushed, tired out, spent, wrecked, drained, dog-tired, dog-weary, 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

History

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English forfaren, past participle of forfaren (“to forfare”). By surface analysis, forfare + -n.