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weary

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwɪəri/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈwɪri/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(wēr′ē)

Inflections of 'weary' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

wearies: v 3rd person singular

wearying: v pres p

wearied: v past

wearied: v past p

wea•ry /ˈwɪri/USA pronunciation adj., -ri•er, -ri•est, v., -ried, -ry•ing.
adj.

physically or mentally exhausted:He was weary from staying up all night.
characterized by or causing fatigue:a long, weary wait.
impatient or dissatisfied with (something) [often: ~ + of]I am weary of your excuses.

to (cause to) become tired or weary: [no object]The patient wearied quickly from even a short walk.[~ + object]The recovery period wearied him.
to (cause to) grow impatient or dissatisfied with something: [~ + object]Living in hotel rooms wearied him.[~ + of + object]He wearied of living in hotel rooms.

wea•ri•ly /ˈwɪrəli/USA pronunciation adv.
wea•ri•ness, n. [uncountable]

wea•ry (wēr′ē),USA pronunciation adj., -ri•er, -ri•est, v., -ried, -ry•ing.
adj.

physically or mentally exhausted by hard work, exertion, strain, etc.;
fatigued;
tired:weary eyes; a weary brain.
characterized by or causing fatigue:a weary journey.
impatient or dissatisfied with something (often fol. by of ):weary of excuses.
characterized by or causing impatience or dissatisfaction;
tedious;
irksome:a weary wait.

v.t., v.i.

to make or become weary;
fatigue or tire:The long hours of work have wearied me.
to make or grow impatient or dissatisfied with something or at having too much of something (often fol. by of ):The long drive had wearied us of desert scenery. We had quickly wearied at such witless entertainment.

bef. 900; (adjective, adjectival) Middle English wery, Old English wērig; cognate with Old Saxon -wōrig; akin to Old English wōrian to crumble, break down, totter; (verb, verbal) Middle English werien, Old English wēr(i)gian, derivative of the adjective, adjectival

wea′ri•ly, adv.
wea′ri•ness, n.
wea′ry•ing•ly, adv.

tired

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weary /ˈwɪərɪ/ adj ( -rier, -riest)

tired or exhausted
causing fatigue or exhaustion
caused by or suggestive of weariness: a weary laugh
(postpositive; often followed by of or with) discontented or bored, esp by the long continuance of something

vb ( -ries, -rying, -ried)

to make or become weary
to make or become discontented or impatient, esp by the long continuance of something

Etymology: Old English wērig; related to Old Saxon wōrig, Old High German wuorag drunk, Greek hōrakian to faintˈwearily adv ˈweariness n ˈwearying adj ˈwearyingly adv

'weary' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

alas - blethered - bore - bugger - cloy - daze - fatigue - frazzle - Hughes - irk - Lowell - sad - sick - tedium - tire - tired - tucker - world-weary - worn-out - animate - aweary - blasé - catalectic - fag - have - jade - knock - languid - lassitude - Leah - let - limp - longsome - overwatch - overweary - overwork - pace - play - rest - run-down - talk - unwearied - war-weary - washed-out - wear - weariful - weariless - wearisome - wing-weary - sag

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Synonyms: tired, exhausted, fatigued, burned-out, worn-out, more...

Collocations: a weary [traveler, tourist, trekker, hiker], my weary [head, legs, arms, eyes, body, mind], rest your weary [head], more...

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