half-asleep vs tired

half-asleep

adj
  • Showing signs of being asleep or very sleepy, as not demonstrating full energy or attention. 

tired

adj
  • In need of some rest or sleep. 

  • ineffectual; incompetent 

  • Fed up, annoyed, irritated, sick of. 

  • Overused, cliché. 

How often have the words half-asleep and tired occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )