The meaning of DOG-TIRED is very tired : exhausted. How to use dog-tired in a sentence.

Define dog-tired. dog-tired synonyms, dog-tired pronunciation, dog-tired translation, English dictionary definition of dog-tired. adj. Extremely tired. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

dog-tired definition: 1. extremely tired 2. extremely tired. Learn more.

Dog-tired definition, utterly exhausted; worn out. See more.

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Aug 11, 2004 · I have no idea of the origins of this word, so my understanding of it may be wrong, but where I come from its a phrase that means you're so completely tired that you're over tired or totally beat. I can only hguess its a reference to the fact that a lot of dogs seem to sleep a lot and thus appear to always be tired and in need of sleep.

dog-tired: Extremely tired. Dog tired is an old English phrase usually hyphenated to dog-tired. An adjectival phrase meaning to be physically exhausted, it derives from an old tale of Alfred the Great who used to send his sons out with his extensive kennels of hunting dogs.

Feb 13, 2020 · (figuratively, idiomatic) exhausted ... Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Aug 11, 2004 · I have no idea of the origins of this word, so my understanding of it may be wrong, but where I come from its a phrase that means you're so completely tired that you're over tired or totally beat. I can only hguess its a reference to the fact that a lot of dogs seem to sleep a lot and thus appear to always be tired and in need of sleep.

tired: [adjective] drained of strength and energy : fatigued often to the point of exhaustion.