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weary

[ weer-ee ]

adjective

, wea·ri·er, wea·ri·est.
  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 by of ):

    weary of excuses.

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

    a weary wait.

    Synonyms: wearisome, tiresome

    Antonyms: interesting



verb (used with or without object)

, wea·ried, wea·ry·ing.
  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 by of ):

    The long drive had wearied us of desert scenery.

    We had quickly wearied at such witless entertainment.

    Synonyms: jade, irk

    Antonyms: interest

weary

/ 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. to make or become weary
  2. to make or become discontented or impatient, esp by the long continuance of something
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈwearyingly, adverb
  • ˈwearying, adjective
  • ˈwearily, adverb
  • ˈweariness, noun
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Other Words From

  • wea·ri·ly adverb
  • wea·ri·ness noun
  • wea·ry·ing·ly adverb
  • out·wea·ry verb (used with object) outwearied outwearying
  • self-wea·ry adjective
  • un·wea·ry adjective
  • un·wea·ry·ing adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of weary1

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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of weary1

Old English wērig; related to Old Saxon wōrig, Old High German wuorag drunk, Greek hōrakian to faint
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Synonym Study

See tired 1.
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Example Sentences

On the one hand, people weary of struggling to set up not just one but two appointments to get the currently available double-dose vaccines may welcome one-stop shopping.

Experts who believe that summer could be relatively normal remain cautious about the near-term as highly-transmissible variants are circulating that could cause a spring spike in cases and as pandemic-weary Americans tire of restrictions.

Many consumers have felt weary by what can seem like an onslaught of services laying claim to the extra money lying around their desks every month.

These simple tools can get your weary muscles back into shape quickly, so you can get back to the gym.

To curb the spread of the virus, individuals must continue to practice social distancing and masking, even if many have long since grown weary of altering their lives to protect themselves and their communities.

From Time

But the man appears so weary that I decide to skip the dull stuff and get to the heat.

Dehydrated and feeling weary, Marino lay down beside another migrant under a tree and fell asleep.

Gays observe hetero-excitement over the lumbersexual with a weary eyeroll.

Or, worse, they are contrived to sound tired, perhaps in an attempt to come off as world-weary.

But peering more closely at the photograph, taken this August, his weary brown eyes reveal a darker truth.

As small letters weary the eye most, so also the smallest affairs disturb us most.

Malcolm had selected it as a training-ground that evening, because he meant to weary and subdue his too highly spirited charger.

When you exalt him put forth all your strength, and be not weary: for you can never go far enough.

A flock of weary sheep pattered along the road, barnward bound, heavy eyed and bleating softly.

The crest-fallen astronomer plodded on his weary way, another example of a fool and his money soon parted.

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