Tiered vs. Tired

Tiered vs. Tired — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Tiered and Tired

Tieredverb

simple past tense and past participle of tier

Tiredverb

simple past tense and past participle of tire

Tieredadjective

Having or made of tiers

a tiered wedding caketiered seating

Tiredadjective

In need of some rest or sleep.

Tieredadjective

having or arranged in tiers;

a tiered mound

Tiredadjective

Fed up, annoyed, irritated, sick of.

I'm tired of this
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Tiredadjective

Overused, cliché.

a tired song

Tiredadjective

ineffectual; incompetent

Tiredadjective

depleted of strength or energy;

tired mothers with crying babiestoo tired to eat

Tiredadjective

repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse;

bromidic sermonshis remarks were trite and commonplacehackneyed phrasesa stock answerrepeating threadbare jokesparroting some timeworn axiomthe trite metaphor `hard as nails'