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FED UP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fed up mean?
• FED UP (adjective)
The adjective FED UP has 1 sense:
1. having a strong distaste from surfeit
Familiarity information: FED UP used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having a strong distaste from surfeit
Synonyms:
disgusted; fed up; sick; sick of; tired of
Context example:
tired of the noise and smoke
Similar:
displeased (not pleased; experiencing or manifesting displeasure)
Context examples
Fed up and rested, as soon as he was loosed he devoted all his energy to getting over the ground.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
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