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# Tired out; exhausted; at the end of one's resources. |
# Tired out; exhausted; at the end of one's resources. |
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#* '''1968''', Charles Portis, ''True Grit'' |
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# Overused, [[hackneyed]]; [[cliché]]. |
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# Hackneyed; cliché. |
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Latest revision as of 19:28, 3 November 2023
English
[edit]Adjective
[edit]played out (comparative more played out, superlative most played out)
- Tired out; exhausted; at the end of one's resources.
- 1968, Charles Portis, True Grit:
- Bo was about played out and I hollered up for that Hutchens to come help me.
- Overused, hackneyed; cliché.
Verb
[edit]- simple past and past participle of play out