aweary
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of aweary
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 Cotten, Sallie Southall
She began to grow aweary of the sun.
From Trevethlan (Vol 3 of 3) A Cornish Story. by Watson, William Davy
And when aweary grown of earthly sport, We'd wind our devious flight from star to star, Till we beheld the palaces afar, Where Music holds her court.
From The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 by Various
"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 Young, Robert F.
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