played out
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English
[edit]Adjective
[edit]played out (comparative more played out, superlative most played out)
- Tired out; exhausted; at the end of one's resources.
- Synonyms: exhausted, weary; see also Thesaurus:fatigued
- 1968, Charles Portis, True Grit:
- Bo was about played out and I hollered up for that Hutchens to come help me.
- Overused, hackneyed; cliché.
- Synonyms: hoary, trite; see also Thesaurus:hackneyed
Verb
[edit]- simple past and past participle of play out