weary

/'wiəri/
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weary

The weary hiker sits on a log to rest.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Physically and mentally fatigued: Feeling tired, exhausted, or worn out, often from prolonged effort or strain.
    • Causing fatigue or boredom: Having a quality that induces tiredness or a lack of interest.

  2. Verb:

    • To become or cause to become tired or fatigued: To make weary or to grow weary.
    • To become or cause to become bored or impatient: To lose interest in or become dissatisfied with something.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective:
    • After the long journey, the travelers were weary and sought a place to rest.
    • He gave a weary sigh after listening to the repetitive arguments.
  • Verb:
    • The constant noise began to weary the residents.
    • She started to weary of the endless meetings and paperwork.
Advanced Usage
  • "To weary of" (phrasal verb): To become tired of or bored with something.
    • The audience began to weary of the speaker's long, monotonous lecture.
  • "To weary someone with something": To cause someone to become tired or bored by a particular thing.
    • He wearied his friends with constant complaints about his job.
Variants and Related Words
  • Wearily (adverb): In a tired manner.
    • She nodded wearily and went to bed.
  • Weariness (noun): The state of being weary.
    • A deep weariness settled in his bones after the marathon.
  • Wearisome (adjective): Causing one to feel weary; tedious.
    • The wearisome task of data entry took all day.
Synonyms
  • Adjective: Tired, exhausted, fatigued, drained, spent.
  • Verb: Tire, exhaust, fatigue, bore, jade.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Weary out: To exhaust completely.
    • The difficult climb wearied out even the most experienced hikers.
Related Idioms
  • Weary Willie: (Informal, dated) A term for a perpetually tired, lazy, or pessimistic person.
    • Don't be such a Weary Willie; we have to finish this project.
  • A weary lot is yours: (Literary/Archaic) An expression acknowledging that someone has a tiring or burdensome life or task.
weary

The weary hiker sits on a log to rest.

Adjective
  1. physically and mentally fatigued
    • `aweary' is archaic
Verb
  1. lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
    • I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food
  2. exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
    • We wore ourselves out on this hike

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