ɪ adjective
susceptible to fatigue.
Related forms
fat·i·ga·ble·ness, fat·i·ga·bil·i·ty, noun
non·fat·i·ga·ble, adjective
un·fat·i·ga·ble, adjective
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fatigue (fəˈtiːɡ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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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Fatigable
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fatigable fat·i·ga·ble (fāt'ĭ-gə-bəl)
adj.
Subject to fatigue.
fat'i·ga·bil'i·ty n.
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