tired adjective
[more tired; most tired] 1 : feeling a need to rest or sleep : weary
▪ I was really tired after the long trip. ▪ She's too tired to go out tonight. ▪ tired muscles ▪ The children were tired after the hike. — see also dog-tired 2 : bored or annoyed by something because you have heard it, seen it, done it, etc., for a long time — + of ▪ He's tired of working for other people. ▪ Are you tired of your job? ▪ I got tired of listening to her. ▪ She never gets tired of their music. ▪ I'm sick and tired of [=very tired of] your complaining. 3 disapproving : used over and over again
▪ We had to listen to the same old tired excuses again. ▪ a tired joke 4 : worn down by long use : run-down
▪ a neighborhood of tired houses ▪ a tired old town
▪ I was really tired after the long trip. ▪ She's too tired to go out tonight. ▪ tired muscles ▪ The children were tired after the hike. — see also dog-tired
▪ We had to listen to the same old tired excuses again. ▪ a tired joke
▪ a neighborhood of tired houses ▪ a tired old town
— tired·ly adverb
▪ She tiredly leaned her head back.
▪ She tiredly leaned her head back.
— tired·ness noun [noncount]
