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Definitions for Weary

[1] physically or mentally exhausted by hard work, exertion, strain, etc.; fatigued; tired: weary eyes; a weary brain.
[2] characterized by or causing fatigue: a weary journey.
[3] impatient or dissatisfied with something (often followed by of ): weary of excuses.
[4] characterized by or causing impatience or dissatisfaction; tedious; irksome: a weary wait.
[5] to make or become weary; fatigue or tire: The long hours of work have wearied me.
[6] to make or grow impatient or dissatisfied with something or at having too much of something (often followed by of ): The long drive had wearied us of desert scenery. We had quickly wearied at such witless entertainment.
[7] tired or exhausted
[8] causing fatigue or exhaustion
[9] caused by or suggestive of weariness a weary laugh
[10] (postpositive; often foll by of or with) discontented or bored, esp by the long continuance of something
[11] to make or become weary
[12] to make or become discontented or impatient, esp by the long continuance of something

Words related to Weary

overworked, exhausted, jaded, sleepy, disgusted, impatient, fatigued, bored, annoy, exhaust, dishearten, exasperate, tire, depress, irk, fade, bore, wearing, wearied, enervated

Words nearby Weary

wearing, wearing apparel, wearing course, wearisome, wearproof, weary, weasand, weasel, weasel out, weasel word, weasel words

Origin of Weary

before 900; (adj.) Middle English wery, Old English wērig; cognate with Old Saxon -wōrig; akin to Old English wōrian to crumble, break down, totter; (v.) Middle English werien, Old English wēr(i)gian, derivative of the adj.

Words that may be confused with Weary

wary, weary, leery

Other words from Weary

wea·ri·ly , adverb
wea·ri·ness , noun
wea·ry·ing·ly , adverb
out·wea·ry , verb (used with object), out·wea·ried, out·wea·ry·ing.
self-wea·ri·ness , noun
self-wea·ry , adjective
un·wea·ry , adjective
un·wea·ry·ing , adjective

Word origin for Weary

Old English wērig; related to Old Saxon wōrig, Old High German wuorag drunk, Greek hōrakian to faint

Synonyms for Weary

bored, disgusted, exhausted, fatigued, impatient, jaded, overworked, sleepy, beat, bushed, discontented, drained, drooping, enervated, fagged, flagging, sick, spent, taxed, wearied, wearing, all in, bone-tired, burned out, dead, dead tired, dog-tired, done in, drowsy, fed up, had it, indifferent, knocked out, out of gas, pooped, punchy, ready to drop, sick and tired, wiped out, worn out, zonked