Adjective : He is really knackered after work. From Dictionary.com.
Oh, and the Brits say "knackered", which is pretty good. From Wordnik.com. [I need a new word.] Reference
Neither is 'locales?' a suitable alternative for 'knackered'. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-05-01] Reference
I'm going cream crackered Cockney-rhyming slang for 'knackered' or as tired as a worn out old horse. From Wordnik.com. [Book Chick City] Reference
A 91st-minute winner and a 90-yard dash from the Getafe goalkeeper - who admits he's "knackered" afterwards. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
Gordon Brown is a "knackered" prime minister and should take a month's holiday, a Labour backbencher has said. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] Reference
Lisa said this morning that his loud noises had prevented her from sleeping after he told her that she looked "knackered". From Wordnik.com. [All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media News] Reference
Mrs Cameron, 38, is said by friends to be 'knackered' as she prepares for the birth of her fourth child in early September. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
'knackered' does mean tired but 'knackers' is also slang for testicles. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing] Reference
"knackered" is a term used to describe an old horse that's no longer fit for pulling ploughs or for working on a farm. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing] Reference
Been out shopping with my mum today so I'm knackered!. From Wordnik.com. [tequilamonky Diary Entry] Reference
I would have been knackered by last week if I were her!. From Wordnik.com. [sheepdip Diary Entry] Reference
I'm always knackered in summer, then depressed in winter. From Wordnik.com. [calmish Diary Entry] Reference
Okay I am knackered and it's bedtime, so night night! xxxx. From Wordnik.com. [sheepdip Diary Entry] Reference
I'd never felt so knackered in my life, but it was going perfectly. From Wordnik.com. [The Vatican Rip]
Consequently I'm a bit knackered and have managed to lose my voice. From Wordnik.com. [geekchic-uk Diary Entry] Reference
The Week 29 picture is also on Bumpwatch - I look totally knackered!. From Wordnik.com. [bumpsadaisy Diary Entry] Reference
I'm knackered today and Jaya has been grizzly and not herself all day. From Wordnik.com. [tequilamonky Diary Entry] Reference
But last night I was finally too knackered to be excited, so I slept well. From Wordnik.com. [sheepdip Diary Entry] Reference
I was knackered when I finally stopped but what a beautiful time of praise!. From Wordnik.com. [sheepdip Diary Entry] Reference
I am so so so so so so so knackered, but in a good way, if that makes sense?!. From Wordnik.com. [sheepdip Diary Entry] Reference
I'm absolutely knackered from all the hobbling and limping, I just want to sleep. From Wordnik.com. [calmish Diary Entry] Reference
Then the kids, Stu and I made our way slowly home on the train, totally knackered!. From Wordnik.com. [tequilamonky Diary Entry] Reference
It was a lovely afternoon but I just felt so knackered, I can't really explain it. From Wordnik.com. [sheepdip Diary Entry] Reference
I just want them to smile when they get home all knackered and deflated and see it. From Wordnik.com. [sheepdip Diary Entry] Reference
When I got in I was knackered but victorious, and I flopped on the sofa for a while. From Wordnik.com. [sheepdip Diary Entry] Reference
By the time Stu got home he found the three of us lying on the sofa looking knackered!. From Wordnik.com. [tequilamonky Diary Entry] Reference
Hubby and I went to bed stupidly early on both days, we are just so knackered this week. From Wordnik.com. [bumpsadaisy Diary Entry] Reference
Me and Neil have taken till Wednesday to sleep it off/generally be grumpy and knackered. From Wordnik.com. [sheepdip Diary Entry] Reference
This I NEVER do in the day, so I must have been knackered from the driving or something. From Wordnik.com. [sheepdip Diary Entry] Reference
Neil is knackered, because he has had sooo little sleep all week, and he's been working too. From Wordnik.com. [sheepdip Diary Entry] Reference
Perhaps it is different now that I'm well and I can enjoy playing without getting knackered. From Wordnik.com. [sheepdip Diary Entry] Reference
She was knackered by the end poor love and kept saying "car" which means she wants to leave. From Wordnik.com. [tequilamonky Diary Entry] Reference
As I lay down, knackered after my pointless exertions she put her geriatric voice on, for devilment. From Wordnik.com. [The Vatican Rip]
By dawn I was knackered, but capable of bleating a few short sentences about the most beautiful things on earth. From Wordnik.com. [The Vatican Rip]
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