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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}]

weariest
     See {weary}
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