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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

WEARY, a.
1. Having the strength much exhausted by toil or violent exertion; tired; fatigued. [It should be observed however that this word expresses less than tired, particularly when applied to a beast; as a tired horse. It is followed by of, before the cause of fatigue; as, to be weary of marching; to be weary of reaping; to be weary of study.]
2. Having the patience exhausted, or the mind yielding to discouragement. He was weary of asking for redress.
3. Causing weariness; tiresome; as a weary way; a weary life.
WEARY, v.t. [from the adjective.]
1. To reduce or exhaust the physical strength of the body; to tire; to fatigue; as, to weary ones self with labor or traveling.
The people shall weary themselves for very vanity. Habukkuk 2.
2. To make impatient of continuance.
I stay too long by thee; I weary thee.
3. To harass by any thing irksome; as, to be wearied of waiting for the arrival of the post.
To weary out, to subdue or exhaust by fatigue.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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]

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective (wearier; -est) Etymology: Middle English wery, from Old English w?rig; akin to Old High German wuorag intoxicated and perhaps to Greek a?ros sleep Date: before 12th century 1. exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness 2. expressing or characteristic of weariness <a weary sign> 3. having one's patience, tolerance, or pleasure exhausted — used with of 4. wearisome • wearily adverb • weariness noun II. verb (wearied; wearying) Date: before 12th century intransitive verb to become weary transitive verb to make weary Synonyms: see tire

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. & v. --adj. (wearier, weariest) 1 unequal to or disinclined for further exertion or endurance; tired. 2 (foll. by of) dismayed at the continuing of; impatient of. 3 tiring or tedious. --v. (-ies, -ied) 1 tr. & intr. make or grow weary. 2 intr. esp. Sc. long. Derivatives: weariless adj. wearily adv. weariness n. wearyingly adv. Etymology: OE werig, wærig f. WG

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.] 1. Having the strength exhausted by toil or exertion; worn out in respect to strength, endurance, etc.; tired; fatigued. I care not for my spirits if my legs were not weary. --Shak. [I] am weary, thinking of your task. --Longfellow. 2. Causing weariness; tiresome. ``Weary way.'' --Spenser. ``There passed a weary time.'' --Coleridge. 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. Syn: Fatigued; tiresome; irksome; wearisome.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Weary Wea"ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wearied; p. pr. & vb. n. Wearying.] 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. So shall he waste his means, weary his soldiers. --Shak. 2. To make weary of anything; to exhaust the patience of, as by continuance. I stay too long by thee; I weary thee. --Shak. 3. To harass by anything irksome. I would not cease To weary him with my assiduous cries. --Milton. To weary out, to subdue or exhaust by fatigue. Syn: To jade; tire; fatigue; fag. See Jade.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Weary Wea"ry, v. i. To grow tired; to become exhausted or impatient; as, to weary of an undertaking.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(wearies, wearying, wearied, wearier, weariest) 1. If you are weary, you are very tired. Rachel looked pale and weary. ...a weary traveller... = exhausted ADJ 2. If you are weary of something, you have become tired of it and have lost your enthusiasm for it. They're getting awfully weary of this silly war... = tired ADJ: v-link ADJ of n/-ing 3. If you weary of something or it wearies you, you become tired of it and lose your enthusiasm for it. (FORMAL) The public had wearied of his repeated warnings of a revolution that never seemed to start... The political hysteria soon wearied him and he dropped the newspaper to the floor. = tire VERB: V of n/-ing, V n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. a. 1. Fatigued, tired, exhausted, wearied. 2. Tiresome, irksome, wearisome. II. v. a. 1. Fatigue, tire, jade, fag, exhaust tire out, wear out. 2. Make impatient by continuance. 3. Harass, irk, dispirit.

Moby Thesaurus

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