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aweary

[ uh-weer-ee ]

/ əˈwɪər i /

adjective Literary.

wearied or tired; fatigued.

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body of land completely surrounded by water

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Origin of aweary

First recorded in 1545–55; a-¹ + weary

Words nearby aweary

awayday, awb, awe, awe-inspiring, awe-struck, aweary, aweather, awed, aweigh, aweless, awesome

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Example sentences from the Web for aweary

Who shall say that the soul knows not when the bird is aweary of the nest, and the nest is aweary of the wind?
The Washer of the Ford|Fiona Macleod
Cheesto was aweary of his own incantations and his ineffectual spells.
The Frontiersmen|Charles Egbert Craddock
I am so aweary of church questions of all sorts that I am not quite clear as to tackling this.
The Letters of Charles Dickens|Charles Dickens
I often think of that speech of Macbeth's, "I 'gin to be aweary of the sun."
Phantom Fortune, A Novel|M. E. Braddon

“Well, but I am not aweary, and have no aventures to tell,” Milly makes answer.
Joyce Morrell's Harvest|Emily Sarah Holt

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