fagged out
fagged out adjective: very tired, or exhausted by hard work or physical exercise. Also the simple past and past participle of fag out.
Adjective
fagged out (comparative more fagged out, superlative most fagged out)
- Very tired, or exhausted by hard work or physical exercise.
- When at last I decided that it was useless to go on, and that I must make up my mind to spend at least one night on the moors, I threw myself down thoroughly fagged out.1895, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, The King in Yellow, The Demoiselle d'Ys
- I was fagged out, and for the first time in years felt a question as to my ability to cope with an antagonist; […]1913 January–May, Edgar Rice Burroughs, “The Gods of Mars”, in The All-Story, New York, N.Y.: Frank A. Munsey Co., →OCLC; republished as The Gods of Mars, Chicago, Ill.: A[lexander] C[aldwell]...
- Synonyms:
- knackered, shagged out, bleareyed, bleary, bleary-eyed, bone-tired, bushed, tired out, spent, wrecked
Also used as
fagged out is also the simple past and past participle of fag out.
Synonyms of fagged out
Forms of fagged out
| comparative | more fagged out |
|---|---|
| superlative | most fagged out |
Origin of fagged out
From fag (“to make exhausted”, verb).
Questions about fagged out
- What does fagged out mean?
- Fagged out means very tired, or exhausted by hard work or physical exercise.
- What part of speech is fagged out?
- Fagged out is an adjective.
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