weary

  • 21weary — 1 adjective 1 very tired, especially because you have been doing something for a long time: I just feel weary I wish I didn t have to work nights. | a weary smile | weary of doing sth: I m weary of arguing all the time. 2 especially literary… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22weary — wearily, adv. weariness, n. wearyingly, adv. /wear ee/, adj., wearier, weariest, v., wearied, wearying. adj. 1. physically or mentally exhausted by hard work, exertion, strain, etc.; fatigued; tired: weary eyes; a weary brain. 2. characterized by …

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  • 23weary — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem, sound ▪ become, get, grow ▪ I ve grown rather weary of all your excuses …

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  • 24weary — wea•ry [[t]ˈwɪər i[/t]] adj. ri•er, ri•est, 1) physically or mentally exhausted; fatigued; tired 2) characterized by or causing fatigue: a weary journey[/ex] 3) impatient or dissatisfied with something (often fol. by of): weary of excuses[/ex] 4) …

    From formal English to slang

  • 25weary — 1. adjective a) A feeling of being mentally fatigued. A weary traveller knocked at the door. b) Expressive of fatigue. He gave me a weary smile. 2. verb To make or to become weary …

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  • 26weary — I. adjective (wearier; est) Etymology: Middle English wery, from Old English wērig; akin to Old High German wuorag intoxicated and perhaps to Greek aōros sleep Date: before 12th century 1. exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness 2.… …

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  • 27weary — [ wɪəri] 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 …

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  • 28weary — adjective 1) he was weary after cycling Syn: tired, worn out, exhausted, fatigued, sapped, burnt out, dog tired, spent, drained, prostrate, enervated; informal all in, done in, beat, ready to drop, bushed, worn to a frazzle …

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  • 29weary of — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms weary of : present tense I/you/we/they weary of he/she/it wearies of present participle wearying of past tense wearied of past participle wearied of weary of something to become tired of something or bored… …

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  • 30weary — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. exhausted, fatigued, overworked; see tired . See Synonym Study at tired . v. 1. [To make weary] Syn. annoy, vex, distress, irk, tax, strain, overwork, exhaust, fatigue, tire, tucker out*, harass, bore, disgust,… …

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