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 Meaning of WEARY
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[adj]  physically and mentally fatigued; "`aweary' is archaic"  [v]  exhaust or tire though overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike"  [v]  get tired of something or somebody   |  |  |  |  | Websites: |  |  |  |  |  |  | Synonyms: |  | aweary, fag, fag out, fatigue, jade, outwear, tire, tire out, tired, wear, wear down, wear out, wear upon |  |  |  |  | Antonyms: |  | freshen, refresh, refreshen |  |  |  |  | See Also: |  | beat, conk out, degenerate, deteriorate, drop, exhaust, indispose, overfatigue, overtire, overweary, pall, peter out, poop out, retire, run down, run out, tucker, tucker out, wash up, weary, withdraw |  |     |  |  Webster's 1913 Dictionary |  |  |  |  | Definition: |  | 
\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.
\Wea"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wearied}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Wearying}.]
1. To reduce or exhaust the physical strength or endurance
   of; to tire; to fatigue; as, to weary one's self with
   labor or traveling.
         So shall he waste his means, weary his soldiers.
                                               --Shak.
2. To make weary of anything; to exhaust the patience of, as
   by continuance.
         I stay too long by thee; I weary thee. --Shak.
3. To harass by anything irksome.
         I would not cease To weary him with my assiduous
         cries.                                --Milton.
{To weary out}, to subdue or exhaust by fatigue.
Syn: To jade; tire; fatigue; fag. See {Jade}.
\Wea"ry\, v. i.
To grow tired; to become exhausted or impatient; as, to weary
of an undertaking.
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