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refreshed

adj.
B1 Intermediate US //ɹiˈfɹɛʃt// UK //ɹɪfɹˈɛʃt// re·freshed

adj. feeling less tired and more energetic than before. You often feel this way after a good sleep, a cold drink, or a short break.

adj. restored to a state of physical or mental vitality; having regained strength or energy. Often used predicatively after linking verbs such as 'feel', 'look', or 'seem'.


SIMPLE

I feel refreshed after my morning shower.

CONTEXTUAL

After a quick twenty-minute nap, she felt refreshed enough to finish the rest of her shift.

COMPLEX

The hikers arrived at the summit exhausted, but after drinking from the cool spring, they felt sufficiently refreshed to begin the long descent before sunset.

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Commonly follows linking verbs; when used as a participial adjective, it describes a person's internal state.

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