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weary

wea·ry [ wree ]


adjective  (comparative wea·ri·er, superlative wea·ri·est)
Definition:
 
1. tired: tired, especially in having run out of strength, patience, or endurance

2. tiring: tiring or exhausting

3. showing tiredness: showing or characterized by tiredness



transitive and intransitive verb  (past and past participle wea·ried, present participle wea·ry·ing, 3rd person present singular wea·ries)
Definition:
 
become or make somebody tired: to become tired or impatient, or make somebody do this

[ Old English wērig< Germanic]

wea·ri·ly adverb
wea·ri·ness noun
wea·ry·ing adjective
wea·ry·ing·ly adverb
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