Weary
Weary , adjective
[Old English weri, Anglo-Saxon w{not transcribed}rig; akin to Old Saxon w{not transcribed}rig, Old High German wu{not transcribed}rag; of uncertain origin; compare Anglo-Saxon w{not transcribed}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.
[I] am weary, thinking of your task.
2.
Causing weariness; tiresome.
Weary way.
There passed a weary time.
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.
Weary , transitive verb
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.
2.
To make weary of anything; to exhaust the patience of, as by continuance.
I stay too long by thee; I weary thee.
3.
To harass by anything irksome.
I would not cease
To weary him with my assiduous cries.
Collocations (1)
To weary out , to subdue or exhaust by fatigue.
Weary , intransitive verb
To grow tired; to become exhausted or impatient; as, to weary of an undertaking.