bone-tired
bone-tired adjective: very tired; so tired one feels it in one’s bones.
Adjective
bone-tired (not generally comparable, comparative more bone-tired, superlative most bone-tired)
- Very 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
- 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 of bone-tired
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Forms of bone-tired
| comparative | more bone-tired |
|---|---|
| superlative | most bone-tired |
| alternative form | bone tired |
Questions about bone-tired
- What does bone-tired mean?
- Bone-tired means very tired; so tired one feels it in one’s bones.
- What part of speech is bone-tired?
- Bone-tired is an adjective.
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