exhausted
adjUK /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/ · US /ɪɡˈzɔstɪd/
Etymology From exhaust + -ed.
1
Very tired; zonked (out).
- The exhausted man fell asleep immediately.
2
Depleted of resources.
- The exhausted mine was worthless once all the ore had been extracted.
3
Sciences Obsolete Emptied of contents, especially of air; that has been made into a vacuum.
- A man can live in thick air, but perishes in an exhausted receiver.1791, James Boswell, Life of Johnson, Oxford, published 2008, page 839:
- Synonyms
- depleted
- Derived terms
- exhausted combination, exhaustedly, exhaustedness, exhausted receiver, exhaustipated, inexhausted, unexhausted