fa'tigueless

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fatigue (fəˈtiːɡ)

—n
1.	physical or mental exhaustion due to exertion
2.	a tiring activity or effort
3.	physiol the temporary inability of an organ or part to respond to a stimulus because of overactivity
4.	the progressive cracking of a material subjected to alternating stresses, esp vibrations
5.	the temporary inability to respond to a situation or perform a function, because of overexposure or overactivity: compassion fatigue
6.	a. any of the mainly domestic duties performed by military personnel, esp as a punishment
	b. (as modifier): fatigue duties
7.	(pl) special clothing worn by military personnel to carry out such duties

—vb , -tigues, -tiguing, -tigued
8.	to make or become weary or exhausted
9.	to crack or break (a material or part) by inducing fluctuating stresses in it, or (of a metal or part) to become weakened or fail as a result of fluctuating stresses

[C17: from French, from fatiguer to tire, from Latin fatīgāre]

fatigable

—*adj*

fa'tigueless

—*adj*

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