exhausted
exhausted Lexical Profile
exhausted Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Drained of all physical or mental energy; extremely tired.
"The hikers were completely exhausted after climbing the steep mountain trail."
Completely used up or depleted of resources, contents, or supplies.
"The miners abandoned the site once the coal reserves were fully exhausted."
• verb
To drain someone of their physical or mental strength and energy (past tense and past participle of exhaust).
"The long hours of intense negotiation exhausted everyone on the committee."
To use up the entirety of a supply, resource, or possibility so that nothing remains (past tense and past participle of exhaust).
"Having exhausted all legal avenues, the company agreed to settle the dispute."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'exhaustus', the past participle of 'exhaurire', meaning 'to draw out' or 'to empty completely', formed from 'ex-' (out) and 'haurire' (to draw water).