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esausto

exhausted

adjective eh-ZAHW-stoh Rare
Body & Health Health & Illness

Origin: Latin exhaustus, past participle of exhaurire (to drain out)

Also means

drained

Usage Note

Esausto describes total physical or mental depletion — stronger than stanco (tired). It is also used for depleted resources: le riserve erano esauste. As a past participle used as adjective it agrees in gender and number: esausta, esausti, esauste.

Examples

"Dopo la maratona era completamente esausto."

Natural Translation

After the marathon he was completely exhausted.

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