knacked

K5N1A1C3K5E1D2

adjective

Very tired; knackered.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

knacked1

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of knack

knacked2

adjectiveknacked (comparative more knacked, superlative most knacked)

comparative more knacked · superlative most knacked

  1. IrelandUKslangVery tired; knackered.

    'Sorry, love, I just put her to bed. She was knacked.'

    2010, Karen Campbell, The Twilight Time
    1 more example

    Bert walked in. 'I'm knacked,' he said as he sat down on the end of the bed.'

    2001, D. T. Blakeley, At the Precipice of Poverty: A Croydon Chronicle, page 198

    Synonyms: cream crackered, exhausted, bleareyed, bleary, bleary-eyed, bone-tired, bushed, tired out

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

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