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Weary Sth Feel Sth/Of Adjective, Verb Bre /ˈwɪəri/Name /ˈwɪri Adjective Weari•Er, Weari•Est)1 Very

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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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