forspent
forspent adjective: exhausted.
Adjective
forspent (comparative more forspent, superlative most forspent)
- exhausted
- IV. But he felt no hunger, and unheeded Left the wine, and eager for the rest Which his limbs, forspent with travel, needed, On the couch he laid him, still undress'd.1844, Various, Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXLV. July, 1844. Vol. LVI.
- Messire Gawain taketh it, for his own was broken short, and departeth from the knight and commendeth him to God. And he goeth his way a great pace, and Messire Gawain also goeth amidst the forest, and full weary is he and forspent with travail.1898, Unknown, High History of the Holy Graal
Forms of forspent
| comparative | more forspent |
|---|---|
| superlative | most forspent |
Origin of forspent
From the past participle of forspend, equivalent to for- + spent.
Words that rhyme with forspent
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- repent
- ascent
- rent
- resent
- scent
- absent
- augment
- cement
- content
- extent
- fragment
- lent
- prevent
- anent
- consent
- dent
- dissent
- percent
- relent
- spent
- Tashkent
- tent
- accent
- circumvent
- convent
- discontent
- intent
- invent
- went
- %
- assent
- dement
- ferment
- foment
- gent
- Gwent
- incent
- lament
- malcontent
- reinvent
- stent
- underrepresent
- attent
- big tent
- blent
- detent
- diapertent
- djent
Questions about forspent
- What does forspent mean?
- Forspent means exhausted.
- What part of speech is forspent?
- Forspent is an adjective.
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