aweary

American  

[uh-weer-ee] / əˈwɪər i /

adjective

Literary.

1. wearied or tired; fatigued.

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Etymology

Origin of aweary

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

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2020

And he leaned aweary on his long staff, and offered us a shell apiece.

From The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages by Reade, Charles

Others beside the old men were aweary after the ball.

From The Comings of Cousin Ann by Sampson, Emma Speed

My lady mother was never aweary of lessoning such a pupil in the manners of a knight and gentleman; and now had reason to look with pride on her work.

From Cedric, the Forester by Marshall, Bernard Gay

Behind the tall dark firs "the great gold sun-god, blazing through the sky" may still be seen, but now he grows aweary, and would fain give place to his sister, the pale moon.

From Portia or By Passions Rocked by Duchess