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jad⋅ed

  [jey-did]
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–adjective
1. dulled or satiated by overindulgence: a jaded appetite.
2. worn out or wearied, as by overwork or overuse.
3. dissipated: a jaded reprobate.
Origin:
1585–95; jade 2 + -ed 2

Related forms:
jad⋅ed⋅ly, adverb
jad⋅ed⋅ness, noun

jade

2  [jeyd] noun, verb, jad⋅ed, jad⋅ing.
–noun
1. a worn-out, broken-down, worthless, or vicious horse.
2. a disreputable or ill-tempered woman.
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
3. to make or become dull, worn-out, or weary, as from overwork or overuse.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME; of obscure orig.

Related forms:
jadish, adjective
jad⋅ish⋅ly, adverb
jad⋅ish⋅ness, noun
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jade 2   (jād)   
v.   jad·ed, jad·ing, jades

v.   tr.
To wear out, as by overuse or overindulgence. See Synonyms at tire1.
v.   intr.
To become weary or spiritless.
n.  
  1. A broken-down or useless horse; a nag.
  2. A woman regarded as disreputable or shrewish.

[From Middle English iade, cart-horse, nag; akin to Swedish dialectal jälda, mare, possibly of Finno-Ugric origin.]
jad·ed   (jā'dĭd)   
adj.  
  1. Worn out; wearied: "My father's words had left me jaded and depressed" (William Styron).
  2. Dulled by surfeit; sated: "the sickeningly sweet life of the amoral, jaded, bored upper classes" (John Simon).
  3. Cynically or pretentiously callous.
jad'ed·ly adv., jad'ed·ness n.
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