weary


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
weary /ˈwɪəri/
adjective (wearier, weariest)
  • 1 tired.

    ■ causing tiredness.

  • 2 (often weary of) reluctant to experience any more of.
verb (wearies, wearying, wearied)
  • 1 make weary.
  • 2 (weary of) grow tired of.
  • 3 chiefly Scottish fret.
– derivatives
weariless adjective,
wearily adverb,
weariness noun,
wearying adjective,
wearyingly adverb.
– origin OE wērig, wǣrig, of W. Gmc origin.
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