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    JADED

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (adjective) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Dulled by surfeitplay

    Example:

    the amoral, jaded, bored upper classes

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    satiate; satiated (supplied (especially fed) to satisfaction)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Exhaustedplay

    Example:

    my father's words had left me jaded and depressed

    Synonyms:

    jaded; wearied

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    tired (depleted of strength or energy)

     II. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Past simple / past participle of the verb jade

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     Context examples: 

    The storiettes were ground out, jaded, at the end of a long day of application to style.

    (Martin Eden, by Jack London)


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