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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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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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