weary

/ˈwɪəri/

/ˈwɪəri/

Other forms: wearied; wearying; wearies; wearier; weariest; wearyingly

Weary as an adjective means "very tired or worn out," like weary students who finished a long week of studying and taking tests.

Weary comes from the Old English word werig, meaning "tired." It can also describe being extremely bored and sick of something, like on a long drive, you might grow weary of your father's singing voice. As a verb, weary means "to exhaust or wear out," like when the children you are babysitting weary you with their game of running away every time you tell them to get ready to leave the park.

Definitions of weary

1. adjective

   physically and mentally fatigued
   synonyms: aweary

   tired

   depleted of strength or energy
2. verb

   exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
   synonyms: fag, fag out, fatigue, jade, outwear, tire, tire out, wear, wear down, wear out, wear upon

   types:

   beat, exhaust, tucker, tucker out, wash up

   wear out completely

   overfatigue, overtire, overweary

   tire excessively

   frazzle

   exhaust physically or emotionally

   play

   exhaust by allowing to pull on the line

   kill

   tire out completely

   type of:

   indispose

   cause to feel unwell
3. verb

   lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
   synonyms: fatigue, jade, pall, tire

   types:

   conk out, peter out, poop out, run down, run out

   use up all one's strength and energy and stop working

   retire, withdraw

   lose interest

   back down, back off, bow out, chicken out, pull out

   remove oneself from an obligation

   type of:

   degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, drop

   grow worse