Bone-Tired

Pronunciation: /boʊn-taɪərd/

Definitions of bone-tired

adjective Describing someone who is extremely exhausted or fatigued to the point of feeling it in their bones.

Example Sentences

A1 I am bone-tired after a long day of work.

A2 She was bone-tired from staying up all night studying for exams.

B1 The hikers were bone-tired after trekking through the mountains all day.

B2 After running a marathon, I was bone-tired and ready for a nap.

C1 Despite being bone-tired, she pushed through and finished the project ahead of schedule.

C2 The athlete was bone-tired but still managed to break the world record.

Examples of bone-tired in a Sentence

formal After working a double shift, she was bone-tired and struggled to keep her eyes open.

informal I stayed up all night studying for the exam and now I'm bone-tired.

slang I partied all weekend and now I'm feeling bone-tired.

figurative The weight of the world on his shoulders left him feeling bone-tired.

Grammatical Forms of bone-tired

• past tense: boned-tired
• plural: bone-tireds
• comparative: more bone-tired
• superlative: most bone-tired
• present tense: bone-tires
• future tense: will be bone-tired
• perfect tense: have been bone-tired
• continuous tense: being bone-tired
• singular: bone-tired
• positive degree: bone-tired
• infinitive: to bone-tire
• gerund: bone-tiring
• participle: bone-tired

Origin and Evolution of bone-tired

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: Old English

Story behind the word: The origin of the word 'bone-tired' can be traced back to Old English where the word 'bon' meant bone and 'tired' meant weary or exhausted.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the term 'bone-tired' has remained relatively consistent in its meaning of extreme exhaustion, with 'bone' emphasizing the deep fatigue felt in one's bones.