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drained

/dɹeɪnd/ adjective B2
  1. Lacking motivation and energy; very tired; knackered. · I felt so drained after that three-hour exam that I wanted to sleep for the next week.
  2. Of a battery, empty of charge; discharged.
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Under such circumstances, I naturally gravitated to London, that great cesspool into which all the loungers and idlers of the Empire are irresistibly drained.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 2 · B2
The marchioness drained the glass at a single draught, and then turned on her pillow, repeating,
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 747 · C1
First day of the heart conference, and I'm utterly drained.
An Interpreter's Diary, p. 1 · C2

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