overtired

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ)d

Verb

overtired

1. simple past and past participle of overtire

Adjective

overtired

1. Overly tired
   • 1855, Catherine Grace Frances Gore, Mammon; Or, The Hardships of an Heiress:

     "I am a little overtired by my drive, my dear," said he, creeping from the blaze of daylight towards a snug sofa beside the fireplace.

   • 2008, Wally Lamb, The Hour I First Believed, Ch.5, at p.114:

     "Today is what day?" I asked.
     "It's Monday, Caelum. Monday, the nineteenth."
     "Monday. Yeah, that's right. I'm a little disoriented."
     "Well, that's understandable. You were travelling all day yesterday. Plus, the time change. And you're probably overtired on top of that."

Translations

overly tired

• Dutch: oververmoeid (nl)
• German: übermüdet (de)

Anagrams

• detrivore, overtried