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  (wîr'ē) pronunciation
adj., -ri·er, -ri·est.
  1. Physically or mentally fatigued.
  2. Expressive of or prompted by fatigue: a weary smile.
  3. Having one's interest, forbearance, or indulgence worn out: weary of delays.
  4. Causing fatigue; tiresome: a weary wait.
tr. & intr.v., wea·ried (wîr'ēd), wea·ry·ing, wea·ries (wîr'ēz).

To make or become weary. See synonyms at tire1.

[Middle English weri, from Old English wērig.]

wearily wea'ri·ly adv.
weariness wea'ri·ness n.
 
 
Thesaurus: weary

adjective

  1. Extremely tired: bleary, dead, drained, exhausted, fatigued, rundown, spent, tired out, wearied, weariful, worn-down, worn-out. Informal beat, bushed, tuckered (out). Slang done in, fagged (out), pooped (out). Idioms: all in, ready to drop. See health/sickness, tired/fresh.
  2. Out of patience with: disgusted, fed up, sick, tired. Idioms: sick and tired. See tired/fresh.
  3. Arousing no interest or curiosity: boring, drear, dreary, dry, dull, humdrum, irksome, monotonous, stuffy, tedious, tiresome, uninteresting, weariful, wearisome. See excite/bore/interest.

verb

  1. To diminish the strength and energy of: drain, fatigue, jade, tire, wear, wear down, wear out. See tired/fresh.
  2. To fatigue with dullness or tedium: bore, tire. See excite/bore/interest.

 
Antonyms: weary

adj

Definition: tired
Antonyms: activated, energetic, fresh, lively, untired

v

Definition: make tired
Antonyms: activate, energize, enliven


 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Tired. Also: Having little or no patience left.

pronunciation Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the Earth are never alone or weary of life. — Rachel Carson (1907-1964).

 
Translations: Translations for: Weary

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - kedsommelig, træt, trættende
v. tr. - trætte, kede
v. intr. - kede sig

Nederlands (Dutch)
moe worden, vermoeien, moe

Français (French)
adj. - las, fatigué, fatigant, lassant
v. tr. - fatiguer, lasser
v. intr. - se lasser de (faire)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - müde, überdrüssig, ermüdend
v. - müde werden, ermüden, lästig fallen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κουρασμένος, αποκαμωμένος, κουραστικός, πληκτικός, ανιαρός
v. - κουράζω/-ομαι, απαυδώ

Italiano (Italian)
affaticarsi, stancare, stanco

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - cansado
v. - cansar

Русский (Russian)
усталый, изнывающий от скуки, утомительный, утомлять, утомляться, изнывать от скуки, потерять терпение

Español (Spanish)
adj. - cansado, fatigado, tedioso, fastidioso
v. tr. - cansar, fastidiar, hastiar, aburrir, enfadar, molestar, cansado
v. intr. - cansarse, aburrirse, fatigarse, hastiarse

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - trött, led, modlös, tröttsam, påfrestande, ledsam
v. - trötta, utmatta, plåga, tröttna

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
疲倦的, 厌倦的, 萎靡的, 使疲倦, 使厌烦, 疲乏, 不耐烦, 生厌

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 疲倦的, 厭倦的, 萎靡的
v. tr. - 使疲倦, 使厭煩
v. intr. - 疲乏, 不耐煩, 生厭

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 피로한, 싫증나는, 지치게 하는
v. tr. - 지치게 하다, 싫증나게 하다
v. intr. - 피로하다, 간절히 바라다, 동경하다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 疲れた, 飽き飽きして, 疲れさせる, 飽き飽きさせる, 飽きた
v. - 疲れる, うんざりさせる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متعب, مرهق, ضجر, سئم, حزين, كئيب, ممل, مضجر (فعل) يرهق, يضجر, يتعب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עייף, יגע, מעייף, משעמם‬
v. tr. - ‮שעמם, הלאה, עייף, יגע‬
v. intr. - ‮התעייף, יגע‬


 
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