WEARY

I. adjective (wearier; -est) Etymology: Middle English wery, from Old English wērig; akin to Old High German wuorag intoxicated and perhaps to Greek aōros sleep Date: before 12th century exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness, expressing or characteristic of weariness , having one's patience, tolerance, or pleasure exhausted, wearisome , wearily adverb weariness noun II. verb (wearied; ~ing) Date: before 12th century intransitive verb to become ~, transitive verb to make ~, see: tire