weary

weary
wear|y1 [ˈwıəri US ˈwır-] adj
[: Old English; Origin: werig]
1.) very tired or bored, especially because you have been doing something for a long time
▪ She found Rachel in the kitchen, looking old and weary.
▪ She sat down with a weary sigh.
weary of (doing) sth
▪ He was weary of the constant battle between them.
2.) especially literary very tiring
▪ a long and weary march
>wearily adv
>weariness n [U]
weary 2
weary2 past tense and past participle wearied present participle wearying third person singular wearies
v [I and T]
formal to become very tired or make someone very tired
▪ Amanda wouldn't admit how much the children wearied her.
weary of (doing) sth
▪ As the day wore on, we wearied of the journey.
>wearying adj

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  • Weary — Wea ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wearied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wearying}.] [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] So shall he… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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