: drained of strength and energy : affected by fatigue
fatigued leg muscles
It occurred to her that the tourists all looked blowsy and fatigued because they were headed back east at the end of their vacations.—
Jim Harrison
Jim HarrisonWe drank the Chardonnay boisterously; it seemed to ignite and rejuvenate our fatigued minds and bodies.—Glen Martin
Glen MartinExamples of fatigued in a Sentence
the fatigued hikers paused for some much-needed rest beside the woodland stream
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Originally from Ohio, Howard would whisper-speak his lectures to a crowded room, describing with fatigued superiority people (including his family) who couldn’t properly appreciate Nijinsky.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
The complex-task-first group was significantly less fatigued at the end of the workday.
—Lieke Ten Brummelhuis, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
This is enough to get the muscles activated, but not enough to leave them overly fatigued.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 25 Aug. 2025
The men were so fatigued that each could only manage a few swings of the pick before switching places.
—Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 23 Aug. 2025
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Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
The complex-task-first group was significantly less fatigued at the end of the workday.
—Lieke Ten Brummelhuis, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
This is enough to get the muscles activated, but not enough to leave them overly fatigued.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 25 Aug. 2025
The men were so fatigued that each could only manage a few swings of the pick before switching places.
—Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 23 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fatigued
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“Fatigued.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fatigued. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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