bushed

[ boosht ]

adjective

1. overgrown with bushes.
2. Informal. exhausted; tired out:

   After all that exercise, I'm bushed.

3. Canadian Informal. mentally unbalanced as a result of prolonged residence in a sparsely inhabited region.
4. Australian and New Zealand Slang. unable to find one's direction; lost; confused.

bushed

/ bʊʃt /

adjective

1. postpositive extremely tired; exhausted
2. mentally disturbed from living in isolation, esp in the north
3. lost or bewildered, as in the bush

Word History and Origins

Origin of bushed¹

First recorded in 1485–95; bush ¹ + -ed ², -ed ³

Example Sentences

As for me, I was bushed from climbing in, crossing over, and climbing out so many times.

From Salon

“I’m bushed myself. What with all the excitement of getting those men off, I think I’ve worn myself pure out.”

From Literature

I touch the fuzzy frizz I call mine; it’s bushed out of the scrunchie.

From Literature

I was grubby, sweat streaked, comprehensively bushed, and rank enough to turn heads.

From Literature

By the time Tiger Woods arrived at the 28th golf hole he’d played Saturday, he was bushed.

From Los Angeles Times