bone-tired

adjective

Very tired; so tired one feels it in one’s bones.

Meanings

adjectivebone-tired (not generally comparable, comparative more bone-tired, superlative most bone-tired)

comparative more bone-tired · superlative most bone-tired · alternative bone tired

  1. not comparableusuallyVery tired; so tired one feels it in one’s bones.

    Having escaped from the Lac-house in Varanavat after setting fire to it, when the Pandavas, along with their mother Kunti, reached across the Ganga, they were bone-tired and thirsty.

    1998, B. K. Chaturvedi, Eklavya, page 38
    1 more example

    However, if you are like many college students and day after day you don't get sufficient sleep or you live under constant stress, you are likely to feel unrelentingly worn out and bone tired.

    2009, Gordon Edlin, Eric Golanty, Health and Wellness

    Synonyms: bleareyed, bleary, bleary-eyed, bushed, tired out, spent, wrecked, drained

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