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 tired tired /ˈtaɪɝd/

adjective

  1. () Depleted of strength or energy  ( tired )
    depleted of strength or energy
     Tired mothers with crying babies
    tired mothers with crying babies
     Too tired to eat
    too tired to eat
  2. Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse  ( banal , commonplace , old-hat [Informal] , hackneyed , shopworn [ N. American] , stock , tired , well-worn , shop-soiled [British] , threadbare , timeworn , trite )
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
     Bromidic sermons
    bromidic sermons
     His remarks were trite and commonplace
    his remarks were trite and commonplace
     Hackneyed phrases
    hackneyed phrases
     A stock answer
    a stock answer
     Repeating threadbare jokes
    repeating threadbare jokes
     Parroting some timeworn axiom
    parroting some timeworn axiom
     The trite metaphor hard as nails'
    the trite metaphor hard as nails'