spent

adjective

Consumed, used up, exhausted, depleted.

Of fish: exhausted as a result of having spawned.

(law, chiefly UK) Of a conviction: no longer appearing on a person's criminal record.

(law, chiefly UK) Of legislation or an enactment: no longer in force due to all of its provisions having expired or been completed.

Roots

pendo-pent · Latin · hang, weigh

Synonyms for spent

expendedv exhaustedadj wastedadj goneadj fatiguedadj squanderedadj misspentv consumedv paidadj drainedadj

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