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knackered definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: very tired [syn: knackered, drained]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: English slang knacker to kill, tire, perhaps from knacker, noun Date: 1886 British tired, exhausted

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. If you say that you are knackered, you are emphasizing that you are extremely tired. (BRIT INFORMAL) I was absolutely knackered at the end of the match. ADJ: usu v-link ADJ 2. If you say that something is knackered, you mean that it is completely broken or worn out. (BRIT INFORMAL) My tape player's knackered. ADJ