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fatigued, ppl. a.|fəˈtiːgd|
[f. prec. + -ed1.]
a. Wearied.
b. Strained by over-pressure.
1791Cowper Iliad v. 947 His arm failed him fatigued. 1820Keats Eve St. Agnes xxvii, The poppied warmth of sleep oppress'd Her soothed limbs, and soul fatigued away. 1856Olmsted Slave States 12 Struck with her fatigued appearance, he made some inquiries. 1869[see fatigue v. 2].
c. Worn, shabby. Also fig.
1774F. Burney Diary 20 Feb. (1907) I. 285 These two subjects he wore thread-bare; though indeed they were pretty much fatigued, before he attacked them. 1894Daily News 22 Jan. 5/1 Preferring a fatigued brown calf binding to a new suit of leather for ‘Tom Jones’. 1897Ibid. 20 Nov. 8/3 The renovation of a dress that has seen some wear, and consequently has that fatigued appearance.
d. Affected with, or characterized by, a condition of fatigue (fatigue n. 1 b, c, d).
1853W. Brinton tr. Valentin's Text Bk. Physiol. xv. 381 It is probable that, even during life, a fatigued muscle is more yielding than when fresh and vigorous. 1877M. Foster Text Bk. Physiol. 65 A muscle, even within the body, after prolonged action is fatigued. 1885W. Stirling tr. Landois' Text-bk. Human Physiol. II. x. 667 In order to obtain the same amount of work from a fatigued muscle, a much more powerful stimulus must be applied to it. 1899J. A. Ewing Strength of Materials iii. 56 A period of rest in a ‘fatigued’ piece tends to restore elasticity. 1931E. H. Salmon Materials & Structures I. xviii. 540 It was concluded that, as a result of mere repetition of loading, a material became less capable of resistance, or, as it was termed, fatigued. 1949E. G. Wever Theory of Hearing xii. 324 The fatigued ear resembles an ear that is suffering from nerve deafness. 1967J. Y. Mann Fatigue of Materials iii. 13 The relative areas of the fatigued zone and the zone of final static failure..can provide information relating to the general stress level on the plane of fracture. |