done up en · ADJ
Meanings
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(colloquial, obsolete) Worn-out, exhausted.
"By ginger, I'm glad you came along, Mudgy; I give you my word I couldn't have walked another half-mile. I'm done up, absolutely."
1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 65:"You'd better lie down for a bit. I expect you're about done up." -- "There's nowhere for me to lie down, sir," he answered, and there was in his voice a humbleness which was very distressing. -- "Don't you know anyone in the house who'll give you a shakedown? -- "No, sir."
1915, W.S. Maugham, Of Human Bondage:
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(US, colloquial, obsolete) Ruined by excess, especially gambling.
Near-synonyms: effete, dissipated
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more done up | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most done up | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Synonyms
effete · played out · pumped · tired · low · exhausted · dead tired · jiggered · wrecked · drained · fagged out · pooped out · stuffed · busted · forfairn · fatigued · whipped · done up · shagged · banjaxed · consumed · used up · gassed · weary · pooped · gone · worn out · expended · tuckered out · dissipated · forworn · all · forworn · washed out · out of gas · used up · heavyeyed · effete · buggered · dog-weary · enervated · fucked · bleareyed · bleary · bone-tired · shot · zonked · shagged out · beat · fried · worn · out · shattered · bushed · cream crackered · dog-tired · spent · done in · bleary-eyed · Kerry Packered · languid · forlagen · exhausted · nadgered · tired out · wappened · jaded · whacked · tuckered · tired · weariful · spent · knacked · knackered · finished · depleted · done up · run-down · done · sleepy