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WEARIED
jaded, wearied
(adjective) exhausted; “my father’s words had left me jaded and depressed”- William Styron
WEARY
tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue
(verb) exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; “We wore ourselves out on this hike”
tire, pall, weary, fatigue, jade
(verb) lose interest or become bored with something or somebody; “I’m so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
wearied
simple past tense and past participle of weary
Source: Wiktionary
WEARY
Wea"ry, a. [Compar. Wearier; superl. Weariest.] Etym: [OE. weri, AS. w; akin to OS. w, OHG. wu; of uncertain origin; cf. AS. w to ramble.]
1. Having the strength exhausted by toil or exertion; worn out in respect to strength, endurance, etc.; tired; fatigued. I care not for my spirits if my legs were not weary. Shak. [I] am weary, thinking of your task. Longfellow.
2. Causing weariness; tiresome. "Weary way." Spenser. "There passed a weary time." Coleridge.
3. Having one's patience, relish, or contentment exhausted; tired; sick; -- with of before the cause; as, weary of marching, or of confinement; weary of study.
Syn.
– Fatigued; tiresome; irksome; wearisome.
Wea"ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wearied; p. pr. & vb. n. Wearying.]
1. To reduce or exhaust the physical strength or endurance of; to tire; to fatigue; as, to weary one's self with labor or traveling. So shall he waste his means, weary his soldiers. Shak.
2. To make weary of anything; to exhaust the patience of, as by continuance. I stay too long by thee; I weary thee. Shak.
3. To harass by anything irksome. I would not cease To weary him with my assiduous cries. Milton. To weary out, to subdue or exhaust by fatigue.
Syn.
– To jade; tire; fatigue; fag. See Jade.
Wea"ry, v. i.
Definition: To grow tired; to become exhausted or impatient; as, to weary of an undertaking.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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