Wearier

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.]
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     1. Having the strength exhausted by toil or exertion; worn
        out in respect to strength, endurance, etc.; tired;


        fatigued.
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              I care not for my spirits if my legs were not weary.
                                                    --Shak.
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              [I] am weary, thinking of your task.  --Longfellow.
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     2. Causing weariness; tiresome. "Weary way." --Spenser.
        "There passed a weary time." --Coleridge.
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     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.
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     Syn: Fatigued; tiresome; irksome; wearisome.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  weary
       adj : physically and mentally fatigued; "`aweary' is archaic"
             [syn: {aweary}]
       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}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  wearier
       See {weary}