First Known Use: 1886
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knackered
adjective knack·ered \ˈna-kərd\
: very tired or exhausted
Full Definition of KNACKERED
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Origin of KNACKERED
English slang knacker to kill, tire, perhaps from knacker, noun
Related to KNACKERED
- Synonyms
- all in, aweary [archaic], beat, beaten, bleary, burned-out (or burnt-out), bushed, dead, done, done in, drained, exhausted, fatigued, jaded, weary [British], limp, logy (also loggy), played out, pooped [slang], prostrate, spent, tapped out, tired, tuckered (out), washed-out, wearied, wiped out, worn, worn-out
- Antonyms
- unwearied
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