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aweary

American  
[uh-weer-ee] / əˈwɪər i /

adjective

Literary.
  1. wearied or tired; fatigued.


Etymology

Origin of aweary

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

Example Sentences

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"Not an eye / But is aweary of thy common sight."

From BBC Feb. 21, 2020

Shimmering waters, aweary of tossing, Hopeful of rest, ripple on to the shore; Dimpling with light, as they waver and quiver, Echoing faintly the ocean's wild roar.

From The White Doe The Fate of Virginia Dare by Sallie Southall Cotten

"The tale saith that and the fiend be filled, he becomes aweary and besets not them the which do pass him by in peace."

From A Knyght Ther Was by Robert F. Young

She began to grow aweary of the sun.

From Trevethlan (Vol 3 of 3) A Cornish Story. by William Davy Watson

My eyes are full of tears, my heart of love,30 My heart is breaking, and my eyes are dim, And I am all aweary of my life.'

From Poems on Travel by Various

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