Defatigable
/dɪˈfætɪɡəbəl/noun
Capable of being wearied or fatigued.
Did you know?Unlike “indefatigable,” which means tireless, “defatigable” describes something that can genuinely be exhausted; both descend from Latin defatigare, “to weary utterly.”
Etymological Timeline
Classical Latin
Latin
dēfatīgāre
“To weary thoroughly or exhaust completely”
Late Latin
Latin
dēfatīgābilis
“Able to be wearied or exhausted”
Medieval Latin
Latin
defatigabilis
“Capable of being tired”
16th Century
French
défatigable
“That can be wearied”
17th Century
English
defatigable
“Capable of being fatigued”
Modern English
English
defatigable
“Able to be exhausted or wearied”
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