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weary
[ weer-ee ]
adjective
weary eyes;
a weary brain.
Antonyms: energetic
- characterized by or causing fatigue:
a weary journey.
- impatient or dissatisfied with something (often followed by of ):
weary of excuses.
a weary wait.
Antonyms: interesting
verb (used with or without object)
- to make or become weary; fatigue or tire:
The long hours of work have wearied me.
Synonyms: exhaust
- to make or grow impatient or dissatisfied with something or at having too much of something (often followed by of ):
The long drive had wearied us of desert scenery.
We had quickly wearied at such witless entertainment.
Antonyms: interest
weary
/ ˈwɪərɪ /
adjective
- tired or exhausted
- causing fatigue or exhaustion
- caused by or suggestive of weariness
a weary laugh
- postpositive; often foll by of or with discontented or bored, esp by the long continuance of something
verb
- to make or become weary
- to make or become discontented or impatient, esp by the long continuance of something
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Derived Forms
- ˈwearily, adverb
- ˈwearying, adjective
- ˈwearyingly, adverb
- ˈweariness, noun
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Other Words From
- wea·ri·ly adverb
- wea·ri·ness noun
- wea·ry·ing·ly adverb
- out·wea·ry verb (used with object) outwearied outwearying
- self-wea·ry adjective
- un·wea·ry adjective
- un·wea·ry·ing adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of weary1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of weary1
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Synonym Study
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Example Sentences
But the man appears so weary that I decide to skip the dull stuff and get to the heat.
Dehydrated and feeling weary, Marino lay down beside another migrant under a tree and fell asleep.
Gays observe hetero-excitement over the lumbersexual with a weary eyeroll.
Or, worse, they are contrived to sound tired, perhaps in an attempt to come off as world-weary.
But peering more closely at the photograph, taken this August, his weary brown eyes reveal a darker truth.
As small letters weary the eye most, so also the smallest affairs disturb us most.
Malcolm had selected it as a training-ground that evening, because he meant to weary and subdue his too highly spirited charger.
When you exalt him put forth all your strength, and be not weary: for you can never go far enough.
A flock of weary sheep pattered along the road, barnward bound, heavy eyed and bleating softly.
The crest-fallen astronomer plodded on his weary way, another example of a fool and his money soon parted.
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