TIRED

[adjective] -er, -estI was so tired (= in need of rest or sleep) when I got home from work last night.Are you getting tired? Shall we stop for a while?You'll have to excuse Joanna - she's feeling rather tired and emotional at the moment.My legs are tired.She spoke in a tired voice.We were all really tired out (= very much in need of rest or sleep) after our long journey.(figurative) I'm (sick and) tired of (= bored with) doing the same job, day after day.(figurative) I'm (sick and) tired of (= have lost patience with) you telling me what to do all the time.(figurative disapproving) He's always coming out with the same tired excuses/clichés/ideas (= saying things which are not original).(figurative disapproving) It's always the same tired old faces/people (= people who are uninteresting because they are very familiar) at these meetings.(UK humorous) Tired and emotional is also sometimes used to avoid saying drunk.