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Definitions for Wearying
[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 Wearying
wearyoverworked, exhausted, jaded, sleepy, disgusted, impatient, fatigued, bored, annoy, exhaust, dishearten, exasperate, tire, depress, irk, fade, bore, wearing, wearied, enervated
Words nearby Wearying
wearywearing, wearing apparel, wearing course, wearisome, wearproof, weary, weasand, weasel, weasel out, weasel word, weasel words
Origin of Wearying
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 Wearying
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, wearywary, weary, leery
Other words from Wearying
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 Wearying
Old English wērig; related to Old Saxon wōrig, Old High German wuorag drunk, Greek hōrakian to faint
Synonyms for Wearying
debilitating, draining, exhausting, fatiguing, overburdening, wearing