weary

[ weer-ee ]
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adjective,wea·ri·er, wea·ri·est.
  1. physically or mentally exhausted by hard work, exertion, strain, etc.; fatigued; tired: weary eyes;a weary brain.

  2. characterized by or causing fatigue: a weary journey.

  1. impatient or dissatisfied with something (often followed by of): weary of excuses.

  2. characterized by or causing impatience or dissatisfaction; tedious; irksome: a weary wait.

verb (used with or without object),wea·ried, wea·ry·ing.
  1. to make or become weary; fatigue or tire: The long hours of work have wearied me.

  2. 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

1
First recorded before 900; (adjective) Middle English wery, Old English wērig; cognate with Old Saxon -wōrig; akin to Old English wōrian “to crumble, break down, totter”; (verb) Middle English werien, Old English wēr(i)gian, derivative of the adjective

synonym study For weary

1. See tired1.

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

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How to use weary in a sentence

  • He was scared from the world by its vices; and sometimes longed to repose his wearied spirit in the grave.

  • But thou hast made me to serve with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thy iniquities.

  • Even her violent outburst of temper had not stilled the insistent voice which in reiteration never wearied.

    Bella Donna | Robert Hichens
  • If thou hast been wearied with running with footmen, how canst thou contend with horses?

British Dictionary definitions for weary

weary

/ (ˈwɪərɪ) /


adjective-rier or -riest
  1. tired or exhausted

  2. causing fatigue or exhaustion

  1. caused by or suggestive of weariness: a weary laugh

  2. (postpositive; often foll by of or with) discontented or bored, esp by the long continuance of something

verb-ries, -rying or -ried
  1. to make or become weary

  2. to make or become discontented or impatient, esp by the long continuance of something

Origin of weary

1
Old English wērig; related to Old Saxon wōrig, Old High German wuorag drunk, Greek hōrakian to faint

Derived forms of weary

  • wearily, adverb
  • weariness, noun
  • wearying, adjective
  • wearyingly, adverb

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