weary
characterized by or causing fatigue: a weary journey.
to make or become weary; fatigue or tire: The long hours of work have wearied me.
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.
Origin of weary
1synonym study For weary
Other words for weary
Opposites for weary
Other words from weary
- wea·ri·ly, adverb
- wea·ri·ness, noun
- wea·ry·ing·ly, adverb
- out·wea·ry, verb (used with object), out·wea·ried, out·wea·ry·ing.
- self-wea·ry, adjective
- un·wea·ry, adjective
- un·wea·ry·ing, adjective
Words that may be confused with weary
- wary, weary
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How to use weary in a sentence
He had died by then, and my grandmother, my uncle, and my mother, wearied by all the procedures involved, accepted their offer.
My Grandfather's War: Recovering the Art the Nazis Stole | Anne Sinclair | October 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOr the victory in Nevada for the wooden, wearied majority leader Harry Reid?
The rest of the notebook is blank, as though she has wearied of her own self-scrutiny.
In such a climate of wearied cynicism, shamelessness may thrive.
Accustomed to a written character, their eyes became wearied by the crabbedness and formality of type.
He was scared from the world by its vices; and sometimes longed to repose his wearied spirit in the grave.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterBut thou hast made me to serve with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thy iniquities.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousEven her violent outburst of temper had not stilled the insistent voice which in reiteration never wearied.
Bella Donna | Robert HichensIf thou hast been wearied with running with footmen, how canst thou contend with horses?
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | Various
British Dictionary definitions for weary
/ (ˈwɪərɪ) /
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
to make or become weary
to make or become discontented or impatient, esp by the long continuance of something
Origin of weary
1Derived forms of weary
- wearily, adverb
- weariness, noun
- wearying, adjective
- wearyingly, adverb
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