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weary (wir′ē)

adjective wearier -·ri·er, weariest -·ri·est

  1. tired; worn out
  2. without further liking, patience, tolerance, zeal, etc.; bored: with of weary of jokes
  3. tiring weary work
  4. irksome; tedious; tiresome

Etymology: ME weri < OE werig, akin to OHG wuorag, drunk < IE base *wōr-, giddiness, faintness > Gr hōrakian, to be giddy

transitive verb, intransitive verb wearied -·ried, wearying -·ry·ing

to make or become weary

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weary Synonyms

weary

modif.

exhausted, fatigued, overworked; see tired. See syn. study at tired.


weary

v.

  1. To make weary

    annoy, vex, distress, irk, tax, strain, overwork, exhaust, fatigue, tire, tucker out*, harass, bore, disgust, dishearten, unman, dispirit, wear out, cause ennui, leave one cold, depress, cloy, glut, jade, overstuff, burden, sicken, nauseate.

    Antonyms revive*, refresh*, animate. *

  2. To become weary

    pain, flag, be worn out, sink, droop, lose interest, fall off, tire, grow tired, drowse, doze, sicken; see also sleep.

    Antonyms excite, enjoy, be amused.


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weary Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • war: Can these be held long enough for the Allies to grow weary of the war?

Modifying Another Word

  • spiritually: And if it sets us wondering if God cares any longer, we get spiritually weary too.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • feel: Finally, I expect I am not alone in feeling a trifle weary of carol services.

Modifies a noun

  • traveler: A hand for the weary traveler the log fire blazing.

Used with adjective complement

  • grow: You never grow weary with admirers looking at you.
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weary quotes

Then Jael Heber'swifetook anail ofthetent, and took an hammer inher hand, and went softly untohimand smote the nail into his temples, and fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died.

-Bible (Old Testament)

There the wicked cease from troubling, and there the weary be at rest.

-Bible (Old Testament)

And a manshall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.

-Bible (Old Testament)

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