exhausted
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,481 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,863 times across 173,849 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted also: dog-tired, fagged, fatigued, played out, spent, washed-out the day's shopping left her exhaustedhe went to bed dog-tired
- depleted of energy, force, or strength also: spent impossible to grow tobacco on the exhausted soilthe exhausted food sources
- drained physically the day's events left her completely exhausted--her strength drained
exhausted in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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One gets exhausted in hurrahing for the Cliques.
Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 · Various · Chapter 1
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The talking brought on severe coughing, and he sank back exhausted.
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch · Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice · Chapter 1
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By the time they reached the river, however, they were thoroughly exhausted.
A Knight of the White Cross · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1
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The fatal hour struck, when, supplies being exhausted, it became necessary to surrender.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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This day at church was like a dream, and they returned home quite exhausted.
The Dream · Émile Zola · Chapter 1