weary

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/ ˈwɪər i /

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adjective, wea·ri·er, wea·ri·est.

physically or mentally exhausted by hard work, exertion, strain, etc.; fatigued; tired: weary eyes;a weary brain.

characterized by or causing fatigue: a weary journey.

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

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

verb (used with or without object), wea·ried, wea·ry·ing.

to make or become weary; fatigue or tire: The long hours of work have wearied me.

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.

OTHER WORDS FOR weary

1 spent, worn-out.

4 tiresome, wearisome.

5 exhaust.

6 irk; jade.

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OPPOSITES FOR weary

1 energetic.

4 interesting.

6 interest.

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Origin of weary

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

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1. See tired¹.

OTHER WORDS FROM weary

wea·ri·ly, adverbwea·ri·ness, nounwea·ry·ing·ly, adverbout·wea·ry, verb (used with object), out·wea·ried, out·wea·ry·ing.

self-wea·ry, adjectiveun·wea·ry, adjectiveun·wea·ry·ing, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH weary

wary, weary

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How to use weary in a sentence

He had died by then, and my grandmother, my uncle, and my mother, wearied by all the procedures involved, accepted their offer.
My Grandfather's War: Recovering the Art the Nazis Stole|Anne Sinclair|October 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Or the victory in Nevada for the wooden, wearied majority leader Harry Reid?
Election Night Fallout|The Daily Beast|November 3, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The rest of the notebook is blank, as though she has wearied of her own self-scrutiny.
The Yin and Yang of Marilyn|Daphne Merkin|October 20, 2010|DAILY BEAST
In such a climate of wearied cynicism, shamelessness may thrive.
Berlusconi Burlesque|Alex Massie|September 23, 2009|DAILY BEAST

Accustomed to a written character, their eyes became wearied by the crabbedness and formality of type.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
He was scared from the world by its vices; and sometimes longed to repose his wearied spirit in the grave.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
But thou hast made me to serve with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thy iniquities.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
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?
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various

British Dictionary definitions for weary

weary

/ (ˈwɪərɪ) /

adjective -rier or -riest

tired or exhausted

causing fatigue or exhaustion

caused by or suggestive of wearinessa weary laugh

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

verb -ries, -rying or -ried

to make or become weary

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

Derived forms of weary

wearily, adverbweariness, nounwearying, adjectivewearyingly, adverb

Word Origin for weary

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

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