/ ˈwɪəri; NAmE ˈwɪri/ adjective , verb
■ adjective ( weari·er , weari·est )
1.
very tired, especially after you have been working hard or doing sth for a long time :
a weary traveller
She suddenly felt old and weary.
a weary sigh
2.
( literary ) making you feel tired or bored :
a weary journey
3.
weary of sth / of doing sth ( formal ) no longer interested in or enthusiastic about sth :
Students soon grow weary of listening to a parade of historical facts.
► wear·ily / ˈwɪərəli; NAmE ˈwɪr-/ adverb :
He closed his eyes wearily.
► weari·ness noun [ U ]
■ verb ( wear·ies , weary·ing , wear·ied , wear·ied )
1.
[ vn ] ( formal ) to make sb feel tired
SYN tire
2.
[ v ] ~ of sth / of doing sth to lose your interest in or enthusiasm for sth
SYN tire :
She soon wearied of his stories.
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English wērig , wǣrig , of West Germanic origin.