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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

forfairn en · ADJ

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English forfaren, past participle of forfaren (“to forfare”). By surface analysis, forfare + -n.

Meanings

  1. (Scotland, UK, archaic, dialectal) Forlorn; destitute; worn out; jaded.

Forms

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forefairn alternative lexicographic
most forfairn Degree=Sup lexicographic
more forfairn Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Synonyms

shagged · done · jaded · languid · sleepy · bone-tired · busted · weary · pooped out · dead tired · banjaxed · fagged out · tuckered out · whacked · drained · knackered · wrecked · dog-weary · zonked · bushed · tired out · bleary · dog-tired · run-down · knacked · exhausted · played out · whipped · enervated · forworn · bleareyed · wappened · shagged out · pumped · gassed · bleary-eyed · beat · worn out · done up · fatigued · Kerry Packered · spent · shattered · done in · weary · shot · exhausted · worn · nadgered · cream crackered · fucked · tired · tuckered · pooped · buggered · out of gas · forlagen · weariful · washed out · fried · jiggered · forfairn · heavyeyed · stuffed