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Definition of bone-tired

: completely exhausted : extremely tired By war's end, however, Bush was bone-tired, broken in spirit and bereft of influence.— Thomas P. Hughes, New York Times Book Review, 26 Oct. 1997

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First Known Use of bone-tired

1912, in the meaning defined above

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“Bone-tired.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bone-tired. Accessed 2 Jul. 2022.

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