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Meaning of 'weary' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Weary [ superl.]
- Having the strength exhausted by toil or exertion; worn out in respect to strength, endurance, etc.; tired; fatigued.
- Causing weariness; tiresome.
- 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.
2 . Weary [ v. i.]
- To grow tired; to become exhausted or impatient; as, to weary of an undertaking.
3 . Weary [ v. t.]
- To reduce or exhaust the physical strength or endurance of; to tire; to fatigue; as, to weary one's self with labor or traveling.
- To make weary of anything; to exhaust the patience of, as by continuance.
- To harass by anything irksome.

Meaning of 'weary' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . weary [ v]
Meaning (1):
- lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
Example in sentence:
  • I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food
Meaning (2):
- exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
Example in sentence:
  • We wore ourselves out on this hike
3 . weary [ s]
Meaning (3):
- physically and mentally fatigued
Example in sentence:
  • `aweary' is archaic

Nearby Words:

weak weak-hearted weak-kneed weak-minded weaken weakened weakener weakening weakfish weakish

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