done up

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done up

verb

participle, past past participle of do up

adjective more done up · most done up

colloquial, obsolete Worn-out, exhausted. "You'd better lie down for a bit. I expect you're about done up." -- "There's nowhere for me to lie down, sir," he answered, and there was in his voice a humbleness which was very distressing. -- "Don't you know anyone in the house who'll give you a shakedown? -- "No, sir."
Similar: tired, used up, consumed, depleted, out, done up, effete, exhausted, all, expended, gone, finished
US, colloquial, obsolete Ruined by excess, especially gambling. Near-synonyms: effete, dissipated
Similar: effete, dissipated

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@misc{done_up_2026,
  title = {done up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/done%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}