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weary

[weer-ee]
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adjective, wea·ri·er, wea·ri·est.
  1. physically or mentally exhausted by hard work, exertion, strain, etc.; fatigued; tired: weary eyes; a weary brain.
  2. characterized by or causing fatigue: a weary journey.
  3. impatient or dissatisfied with something (often followed by of): weary of excuses.
  4. characterized by or causing impatience or dissatisfaction; tedious; irksome: a weary wait.
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verb (used with or without object), wea·ried, wea·ry·ing.
  1. to make or become weary; fatigue or tire: The long hours of work have wearied me.
  2. 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.
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Origin of weary

before 900; (adj.) Middle English wery, Old English wērig; cognate with Old Saxon -wōrig; akin to Old English wōrian to crumble, break down, totter; (v.) Middle English werien, Old English wēr(i)gian, derivative of the adj.
Related formswea·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·ri·ness, nounself-wea·ry, adjectiveun·wea·ry, adjectiveun·wea·ry·ing, adjective
Can be confusedwary weary leery

Synonyms

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1. spent. See tired1. 4. tiresome, wearisome. 5. exhaust. 6. irk; jade.

Antonyms

1. energetic. 4. interesting. 6. interest.
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Examples from the Web for wearied

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  • The mother had dragged her wearied body out for a day of "light" work.

  • The trail found itself under my feet; I was not in the least wearied.

    The Trail Book

    Mary Austin

  • He had been lightly hooked on the angle of the right jaw, and the hook had not wearied him.

    American Notes

    Rudyard Kipling

  • Wearied, he deposited himself sulkily in an armchair by the hearth.

    The Black Bag

    Louis Joseph Vance

  • He devoured her with his eyes, sighed, and wearied her with prayers and reproaches.

    A Hero of Our Time

    M. Y. Lermontov

British Dictionary definitions for wearied

weary

adjective -rier or -riest
  1. tired or exhausted
  2. causing fatigue or exhaustion
  3. caused by or suggestive of wearinessa weary laugh
  4. (postpositive; often foll by of or with) discontented or bored, esp by the long continuance of something
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verb -ries, -rying or -ried
  1. to make or become weary
  2. to make or become discontented or impatient, esp by the long continuance of something
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Derived Formswearily, adverbweariness, nounwearying, adjectivewearyingly, adverb

Word Origin

Old English wērig; related to Old Saxon wōrig, Old High German wuorag drunk, Greek hōrakian to faint
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Word Origin and History for wearied

weary

v.

Old English wergian (intransitive), gewergian (transitive), from the source of weary (adj.). Related: Wearied; wearying.

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weary

adj.

Old English werig "tired," related to worian "to wander, totter," from West Germanic *worigaz (cf. Old Saxon worig "weary," Old High German wuorag "intoxicated"), of unknown origin.

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