weary
Americanadjective
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physically or mentally exhausted by hard work, exertion, strain, etc.; fatigued; tired.
weary eyes;
a weary brain.
- Antonyms
- energetic
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characterized by or causing fatigue.
a weary journey.
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impatient or dissatisfied with something (often followed byof ).
weary of excuses.
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characterized by or causing impatience or dissatisfaction; tedious; irksome.
a weary wait.
- Antonyms
- interesting
verb (used with or without object)
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to make or become weary; fatigue or tire.
The long hours of work have wearied me.
- Synonyms:
- exhaust
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to make or grow impatient or dissatisfied with something or at having too much of something (often followed byof ).
The long drive had wearied us of desert scenery.
We had quickly wearied at such witless entertainment.
- Antonyms
- interest
adjective
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tired or exhausted
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causing fatigue or exhaustion
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caused by or suggestive of weariness
a weary laugh
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(postpositive; often foll by of or with) discontented or bored, esp by the long continuance of something
verb
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to make or become weary
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to make or become discontented or impatient, esp by the long continuance of something
Related Words
See tired 1.
Other Word Forms
- outweary verb (used with object)
- self-weary adjective
- unweary adjective
- unwearying adjective
- wearily adverb
- weariness noun
- wearying adjective
- wearyingly adverb
Etymology
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
Example Sentences
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If you are already feeling weary of him or his finances, your issues may be related more to chemistry than finance.
From MarketWatch
“The timeline for improvement remains vague and investors likely remain weary,” Raymond James analyst Simon Leopold wrote after the company’s earnings report earlier in the month.
From MarketWatch
This de facto support group has no big inspirational speeches to offer Dusty, just a weary resilience to keep going because, really, what else can they do?
From Los Angeles Times
The character has a scrap of backstory in a photo of his dead wife and kids, pathos that Tommila’s weary, teary blue eyes hit a little too hard.
From Los Angeles Times
It's a wearying cycle of failure from a team that's still stymied by its own weak psychology.
From BBC
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