WEARIER

WEARY

aweary, weary

(adjective) physically and mentally fatigued; “‘aweary’ is archaic”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

wearier

comparative form 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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