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.] [1913 Webster] 1. Having the strength exhausted by toil or exertion; worn out in respect to strength, endurance, etc.; tired; fatigued. [1913 Webster] I care not for my spirits if my legs were not weary. --Shak. [1913 Webster] [I] am weary, thinking of your task. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster] 2. Causing weariness; tiresome. "Weary way." --Spenser. "There passed a weary time." --Coleridge. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Syn: Fatigued; tiresome; irksome; wearisome. [1913 Webster] 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]: weariest See {weary}
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