weary

American  

[weer-ee] / ˈwɪər i /

adjective

wearier, weariest

1. physically or mentally exhausted by hard work, exertion, strain, etc.; fatigued; tired.

   weary eyes;

   a weary brain.

   Synonyms:

   worn-out, spent

   Antonyms:

   energetic

2. characterized by or causing fatigue.

   a weary journey.

3. impatient or dissatisfied with something (often followed byof ).

   weary of excuses.

4. characterized by or causing impatience or dissatisfaction; tedious; irksome.

   a weary wait.

   Synonyms:

   wearisome, tiresome

   Antonyms:

   interesting

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verb (used with or without object)

wearied, wearying

1. to make or become weary; fatigue or tire.

   The long hours of work have wearied me.

   Synonyms:

   exhaust

2. 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.

   Synonyms:

   jade, irk

   Antonyms:

   interest

weary British  

/ ˈwɪərɪ /

adjective

1. tired or exhausted

2. causing fatigue or exhaustion

3. caused by or suggestive of weariness

   a 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

1. to make or become weary

2. 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

The leap was swift and steep—and grating on consumers already weary from years of entrenched inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal

I hide in the dark under my comforter with my travel sweets, furious, but mostly weary of it all.

From Literature

But the sensation they were feeling—that chafing, persistent yearning for something to soothe their weary soul—was often confused with dehydration.

From Literature

And, as the eighth man in the order, he also served up a reminder that there really will be no rest for weary opposing pitchers this season.

From Los Angeles Times

After winning the AI Wars, humans will emerge from our underground bunkers, weary of technology.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• annoy
• bore
• depress
• dishearten
• exasperate
• exhaust
• fade
• irk
• tire