fagged
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Extremely tired or exhausted: "fagged" describes a state of being completely drained of energy, often due to strenuous physical or mental activity. It implies a deep, sometimes debilitating fatigue.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- After the marathon, he was completely fagged and could barely walk.
- The long hours of study left her feeling fagged and unable to concentrate.
Advanced Usage
- "to be fagged out": This is a common phrasal form meaning to be completely exhausted.
- I'm absolutely fagged out after moving all those boxes.
- The term often carries a slightly informal or dated tone, suggesting a weariness from hard work or exertion.
Variants and Related Words
- Fag (verb, informal, chiefly British): To tire or exhaust someone.
- The climb really fagged me.
- Fag-end (noun): The last and least desirable part of something, especially a cigarette butt. (Note: This is a distinct compound word and not a direct variant of the adjective "fagged").
Synonyms
- Exhausted: Drained of strength or energy.
- Worn out: Extremely tired, especially from long-term strain.
- Fatigued: In a state of tiredness.
- Weary: Feeling or showing tiredness.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Fag out: To make someone extremely tired.
- That workout really fagged me out.
Related Idioms
- Run someone ragged/fagged: To exhaust someone by making them work very hard.
- The new project is running the whole team ragged.
Adjective
- drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
- the day's shopping left her exhausted
- he went to bed dog-tired
- was fagged and sweaty
- the trembling of his played out limbs
- felt completely washed-out
- only worn-out horses and cattle
- you look worn out