Strung-out (Adjective)
Meaning
Addicted to a drug.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The strung-out junkie wandered the streets, desperately searching for his next fix.
- After months of heroin use, she was a strung-out shell of her former self.
- He had been a successful businessman, but a decade of cocaine addiction had left him strung-out and destitute.
- The rock star's strung-out appearance on stage sparked concerns among his fans and record label.
- The strung-out addict barely registered the faces of his loved ones, too far gone to care about their pleas for help.