burned-out

[ burnd-out ]

adjective

1. rendered unserviceable or ineffectual by maximum use; consumed:

   Check your outdoor lights and replace any burned-out bulbs.

2. exhausted or made listless through overwork, stress, or intemperance.
3. deprived of one's regular place to live, work, etc., by a destructive fire.

Word History and Origins

Origin of burned-out¹

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

Waring was also said to have helped Chapman take the car to a rural location near Frodsham, Cheshire, on New Year's Eve, where it was later found burned out.

From BBC

Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service said because of the risk posed by the fireworks a cordon was put in place but removed once the fire burned out.

From BBC

When Berry suffered a brain aneurysm and left the band, burned out and artistically spent, in 1997, R.E.M. carried on as a trio, but its sales dwindled and so did its zeitgeist-y buzz.

From Los Angeles Times

The air became thick with white smoke as people burned out their tires while stuck in traffic or fired off bottle rockets from the back of trucks.

From Los Angeles Times

Her family escaped Bucha past burned out tanks, dead soldiers and civilians.

From BBC

Related Words

• annoyed
• bored
• distressed
• drained
• exasperated
• fatigued
• irritated
• overworked
• sleepy
• stale