weariful

[ weer-ee-fuhl ]

adjective

1. full of weariness; fatigued; exhausted.
2. causing weariness or fatigue; tedious; tiresome; annoying.

Other Words From

• weari·ful·ly adverb
• weari·ful·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of weariful¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; weary, -ful

Example Sentences

Weariful and wae, how thankfully would I have rested beside him for ever; but then there was the bairn to claim my care.

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When she looked up again, her face was perfectly pale, and her eyes sad and weariful.

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I think I must have watched the place for three hours, but I know it was a weariful business, and I was heartsick of it.

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I longed to comfort her, to kiss that face so white and worn and weariful, to bring tears to those hopeless eyes.

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Mainly it is long and weariful and has a dull little town at one end, and a home of toil at the other.

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