- 1feeling that you would like to sleep or rest; needing rest synonym weary to be/look/feel tired I'm too tired even to think. They were cold, hungry, and tired out (= very tired). tired feet
- 2feeling that you have had enough of someone or something because you no longer find them/it interesting or because they make you angry or unhappy tired of somebody/something I'm sick and tired of all the arguments. tired of doing something She was tired of hearing about their trip to India.
- 3boring because it is too familiar or has been used too much He always comes out with the same tired old jokes.
adverb He shook his head tiredly.
noun [uncountable] She pleaded tiredness and went to bed early. see dog-tiredSee tired in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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