| Front | weary |
|---|---|
| Back | adjective, verb BrE /ˈwɪəri/NAmE /ˈwɪri/ adjective (weari•er, weari•est)1 very tired, especially after you have been working hard or doing sth for a long timea weary traveller She suddenly felt old and weary. a weary sigh 2 (literary) making you feel tired or boreda weary journey weary hours spent in negotiation 3 ~ 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/BrE ˈwɪərəli; NAmE ˈwɪrəli/ adverbHe closed his eyes wearily.weari•ness/BrE ˈwɪərinəs; NAmE ˈwɪrinəs/ noun[uncountable] verb (wear•ies, weary•ing, wear•ied, wear•ied)1 [transitive] ~ sb (formal) to make sb feel tired tire 2 [intransitive] ~ of sth/of doing sth to lose your interest in or enthusiasm for sth tire She soon wearied of his stories. |
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