drained
adjectiveverbattested in dialogue
- //dɹeɪnd//
Lacking motivation and energy; very tired; knackered.
adjective
- 1
Lacking motivation and energy; very tired; knackered.
I felt so drained after that three-hour exam that I wanted to sleep for the next week.
- 2
Of a battery, empty of charge; discharged.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-der. Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *draugiz Proto-Germanic *drauhnōną Proto-West Germanic *drauhnōn Old English drēahnian Middle English *dreinen English drain English -ed English drained From drain + -ed.
verb
- 1
Also a form of drainsimple past and past participle of drain
Forms
- comparative
- more drained
- superlative
- most drained
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