Definitions for tired
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Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. tired(adj)

   depleted of strength or energy

   "tired mothers with crying babies"; "too tired to eat"

2. banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock(a), threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn(adj)

   repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

   "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. tired(Adjective)

   In need of some rest or sleep.

2. tired(Adjective)

   Fed up, annoyed, irritated, sick of.

   I'm tired of this

3. tired(Adjective)

   Overused, cliché.

   a tired song

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Tired

   of Tire

2. Tired(adj)

   weary; fatigued; exhausted

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'tired' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2780

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'tired' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1431

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'tired' in Adjectives Frequency: #338

Anagrams for tired »

1. drite, tried

2. Drite

3. Tried

How to pronounce tired?

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   Alex

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   Daniel

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   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tired in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tired in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of tired in a Sentence

1. Russell Rosenberg:

   It also affects relationships quite dramatically. Narcoleptics say they fall asleep while having sex or are too tired to have sex, or are irritable.

2. Sameer Mishra:

   You can get frustrated, tired, exhausted, i needed someone to tell me : This is just a spelling bee.

3. Wendy Sue Swanson:

   Let's with understanding and empathy say that it makes sense that people do this, they're not doing it out of any bad or malicious thought or neglect. They're doing it because it's an easy fix for a complex situation -- which is a frustrated, hungry, tired child, and a frustrated, hungry, tired parent.

4. Lisa Katic:

   When we get into warning collective audiences of people, it’s ineffective, people are tired of being told what they can’t do and can’t have.

5. Jules Renard:

   Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.

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