[syn: aweary, weary]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Weary \Wea"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wearied; p. pr. & vb. n.
Wearying.]
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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.
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So shall he waste his means, weary his soldiers.
--Shak.
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2. To make weary of anything; to exhaust the patience of, as
by continuance.
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I stay too long by thee; I weary thee. --Shak.
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3. To harass by anything irksome.
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I would not cease
To weary him with my assiduous cries. --Milton.
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To weary out, to subdue or exhaust by fatigue.
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Syn: To jade; tire; fatigue; fag. See Jade.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Weary \Wea"ry\, a. [Compar. Wearier; superl. Weariest.] [OE.
weri, AS. w?rig; akin to OS. w?rig, OHG. wu?rag; of uncertain
origin; cf. AS. w?rian to ramble.]
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1. Having the strength exhausted by toil or exertion; worn
out in respect to strength, endurance, etc.; tired;
fatigued.
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I care not for my spirits if my legs were not weary.
--Shak.
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[I] am weary, thinking of your task. --Longfellow.
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2. Causing weariness; tiresome. "Weary way." --Spenser.
"There passed a weary time." --Coleridge.
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3. 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.
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Syn: Fatigued; tiresome; irksome; wearisome.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Weary \Wea"ry\, v. i.
To grow tired; to become exhausted or impatient; as, to weary
of an undertaking.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
weary
adj 1: physically and mentally fatigued; "`aweary' is archaic"
[syn: aweary, weary]
v 1: exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or
stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" [syn: tire,
wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear
out, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue]
[ant: freshen, refresh, refreshen]
2: lose interest or become bored with something or somebody;
"I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my
food" [syn: tire, pall, weary, fatigue, jade]