weariful

American  

[weer-ee-fuhl] / ˈwɪər i fəl /

adjective

1. full of weariness; fatigued; exhausted.

2. causing weariness or fatigue; tedious; tiresome; annoying.

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Other Word Forms

• wearifully adverb
• wearifulness noun

Etymology

Origin of weariful

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

Example Sentences

And here was Dame Alice de Lethegreve, mine honoured mother, whom I was full fain to see after all the long and somewhat weariful time that I had been away from England.

From In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers by Irwin, M. (Madelaine)

There is much that is weariful in it.

From The Induna's Wife by Mitford, Bertram

His piercing black eyes seemed large and soft; the expression of his dark face was one of weariful helplessness, yet of schooled patience.

From The Sign of the Spider by Mitford, Bertram

I have all but passed your house to-day—with an Italian friend, from Rome, whom I must go about with a little on weariful sight seeing, so I shall earn Friday.

From The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846 by Browning, Robert

Some tell me "Life is a weariful thing, That Sorrow remains, while joy takes wing."

From The Dales of Arcady by Ratcliffe, Dorothy Una