Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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.
Source : WordNet®
weary
adj : physically and mentally fatigued; "`aweary' is archaic"
[syn: {aweary}]
[also: {wearied}, {weariest}, {wearier}]
weary
v 1: exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress;
"We wore ourselves out on this hike" [syn: {tire}, {wear
upon}, {tire out}, {wear}, {jade}, {wear out}, {outwear},
{wear down}, {fag out}, {fag}, {fatigue}] [ant: {refresh}]
2: get tired of something or somebody [syn: {tire}, {pall}, {fatigue},
{jade}]
[also: {wearied}, {weariest}, {wearier}]
wearier
See {weary}