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weary.

Having the strength exhausted by toil or exertion; tired; fatigued.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈwɪə̯ɹi/Australia, Received-Pronunciation/ˈwɪːɹɪj/British, Southern, Standard/ˈwɪɹi//ˈwɪɚi/US

  1. Having the strength exhausted by toil or exertion; tired; fatigued.

    A weary traveller knocked at the door.

  2. Having one's patience, relish, or contentment exhausted; tired; sick.

    soldiers weary of marching, or of confinement;  I grew weary of studying and left the library.

  3. Expressive of fatigue.

    He gave me a weary smile.

  4. Causing weariness; tiresome.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English wery, weri, from Old English wēriġ (“weary”), from Proto-West Germanic *wōrīg, *wōrag (“weary”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian wuurich (“weary, tired”), West Frisian wurch (“tired”), Dutch dialectal wurrig (“exhausted”), Old Saxon wōrig (“weary”), Old High German wōrag, wuarag (“drunken”), Latvian vārgs (“weak”), Lithuanian vergas (“slave”), Latvian vergs (“slave”).

verb/ˈwɪə̯ɹi/Australia, Received-Pronunciation/ˈwɪːɹɪj/British, Southern, Standard/ˈwɪɹi//ˈwɪɚi/US

  1. To make or to become weary.

    ambitransitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English wery, weri, from Old English wēriġ (“weary”), from Proto-West Germanic *wōrīg, *wōrag (“weary”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian wuurich (“weary, tired”), West Frisian wurch (“tired”), Dutch dialectal wurrig (“exhausted”), Old Saxon wōrig (“weary”), Old High German wōrag, wuarag (“drunken”), Latvian vārgs (“weak”), Lithuanian vergas (“slave”), Latvian vergs (“slave”).

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