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aweary

American  
[uh-weer-ee] / əˈwɪər i /

adjective

Literary.

  1. wearied or tired; fatigued.

Etymology

Origin of aweary

First recorded in 1545–55; a- 1 + weary

Example Sentences

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"Not an eye / But is aweary of thy common sight."

From BBC

My eyes are full of tears, my heart of love,30 My heart is breaking, and my eyes are dim, And I am all aweary of my life.'

From Project Gutenberg

Zola and his gang delved into moral cesspools, and the world grew aweary of the malodor.

From Project Gutenberg

They are both poor little wandering souls aweary in exile.

From Project Gutenberg

And he leaned aweary on his long staff, and offered us a shell apiece.

From Project Gutenberg

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