slovo | definícia |
jaded (encz) | jaded,vyčerpaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Jaded (gcide) | Jade \Jade\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jaded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Jading.]
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1. To treat like a jade; to spurn. [Obs.] --Shak.
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2. To make ridiculous and contemptible. [Obs.]
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I do now fool myself, to let imagination jade me.
--Shak.
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3. To exhaust by overdriving or long-continued labor of any
kind; to tire, make dull, or wear out by severe or tedious
tasks; to harass.
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The mind, once jaded by an attempt above its power,
. . . checks at any vigorous undertaking ever after.
--Locke.
Syn: To fatigue; tire; weary; harass.
Usage: To Jade, Fatigue, Tire, Weary. Fatigue is the
generic term; tire denotes fatigue which wastes the
strength; weary implies that a person is worn out by
exertion; jade refers to the weariness created by a
long and steady repetition of the same act or effort.
A little exertion will tire a child or a weak person;
a severe or protracted task wearies equally the body
and the mind; the most powerful horse becomes jaded on
a long journey by a continual straining of the same
muscles. Wearied with labor of body or mind; tired of
work, tired out by importunities; jaded by incessant
attention to business.
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jaded (gcide) | jaded \jaded\ adj.
1. dulled by surfeit; as, the amoral, jaded, bored upper
classes.
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2. fatigued due to excess effort.
Syn: wearied.
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my father's words had left me jaded and depressed
--William
Styron
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jaded (wn) | jaded
adj 1: exhausted; "my father's words had left me jaded and
depressed"- William Styron [syn: jaded, wearied]
2: dulled by surfeit; "the amoral, jaded, bored upper classes" |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
jaded (encz) | jaded,vyčerpaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
jadedly (encz) | jadedly,vyčerpaně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
jadedness (encz) | jadedness,přepracovanost n: Zdeněk Brož |
jaded (gcide) | Jade \Jade\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jaded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Jading.]
[1913 Webster]
1. To treat like a jade; to spurn. [Obs.] --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
2. To make ridiculous and contemptible. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
I do now fool myself, to let imagination jade me.
--Shak.
[1913 Webster]
3. To exhaust by overdriving or long-continued labor of any
kind; to tire, make dull, or wear out by severe or tedious
tasks; to harass.
[1913 Webster]
The mind, once jaded by an attempt above its power,
. . . checks at any vigorous undertaking ever after.
--Locke.
Syn: To fatigue; tire; weary; harass.
Usage: To Jade, Fatigue, Tire, Weary. Fatigue is the
generic term; tire denotes fatigue which wastes the
strength; weary implies that a person is worn out by
exertion; jade refers to the weariness created by a
long and steady repetition of the same act or effort.
A little exertion will tire a child or a weak person;
a severe or protracted task wearies equally the body
and the mind; the most powerful horse becomes jaded on
a long journey by a continual straining of the same
muscles. Wearied with labor of body or mind; tired of
work, tired out by importunities; jaded by incessant
attention to business.
[1913 Webster]jaded \jaded\ adj.
1. dulled by surfeit; as, the amoral, jaded, bored upper
classes.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. fatigued due to excess effort.
Syn: wearied.
[WordNet 1.5]
my father's words had left me jaded and depressed
--William
Styron
[WordNet 1.5] |
jaded (wn) | jaded
adj 1: exhausted; "my father's words had left me jaded and
depressed"- William Styron [syn: jaded, wearied]
2: dulled by surfeit; "the amoral, jaded, bored upper classes" |
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