ex·haust·ed
ig-ˈzȯ-stəd
1
: completely or almost completely depleted of resources or contents
… crops are grown in the resulting field for a year or a few years until the soil is exhausted, and then the field is abandoned …—Jared Diamond
2
: depleted of energy : extremely tired
I mean I was just exhausted, totally exhausted. I could barely walk up a flight of stairs without panting and wheezing.—Anthony DeCurtis
exhausted
2 of 2past tense and past participle of exhaust entry 1
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“Exhausted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exhausted. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.
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