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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

Our spirits were weary from a tough holiday season, from watching a few “bad” days turn into weeks, and then months.

Set 534 for victory, a weary Australia were left with an awkward 24 minutes to negotiate before the close.

From BBC

And he calls Enrico Colantoni, who plays their put-upon principal with weary grace, “such a gift to the project. His acting is like a drug.”

Menzies pulled off two sides of the coin in “Outlander” —the loving, then grieving husband Frank alongside the horrific Black Jack — as well as a weary Prince Phillip in “The Crown.”

Trump built his third campaign for the White House on the issues of immigration and economy, appealing to Americans who were weary of liberal elites and the status quo.

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