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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress;
- Example: "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]

2. lose interest or become bored with something or somebody;
- Example: "I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food"
[syn: tire, pall, weary, fatigue, jade]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. physically and mentally fatigued;
- Example: "`aweary' is archaic";
[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.] [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] So shall he waste his means, weary his soldiers. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To make weary of anything; to exhaust the patience of, as by continuance. [1913 Webster] I stay too long by thee; I weary thee. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. To harass by anything irksome. [1913 Webster] I would not cease To weary him with my assiduous cries. --Milton. [1913 Webster] To weary out, to subdue or exhaust by fatigue. [1913 Webster] Syn: To jade; tire; fatigue; fag. See Jade. [1913 Webster]
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.] [1913 Webster] 1. Having the strength exhausted by toil or exertion; worn out in respect to strength, endurance, etc.; tired; fatigued. [1913 Webster] I care not for my spirits if my legs were not weary. --Shak. [1913 Webster] [I] am weary, thinking of your task. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster] 2. Causing weariness; tiresome. "Weary way." --Spenser. "There passed a weary time." --Coleridge. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Syn: Fatigued; tiresome; irksome; wearisome. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
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]