adjective, wea·ri·er, wea·ri·est.
- physically or mentally exhausted by hard work, exertion, strain, etc.; fatigued; tired: weary eyes; a weary brain.
- characterized by or causing fatigue: a weary journey.
- impatient or dissatisfied with something (often followed by of): weary of excuses.
- characterized by or causing impatience or dissatisfaction; tedious; irksome: a weary wait.
verb (used with or without object), wea·ried, wea·ry·ing.
- to make or become weary; fatigue or tire: The long hours of work have wearied me.
- to make or grow impatient or dissatisfied with something or at having too much of something (often followed by of): The long drive had wearied us of desert scenery. We had quickly wearied at such witless entertainment.
adjective -rier or -riest
- tired or exhausted
- causing fatigue or exhaustion
- caused by or suggestive of wearinessa weary laugh
- (postpositive; often foll by of or with) discontented or bored, esp by the long continuance of something
verb -ries, -rying or -ried
- to make or become weary
- to make or become discontented or impatient, esp by the long continuance of something
v.Old English wergian (intransitive), gewergian (transitive), from the source of weary (adj.). Related: Wearied; wearying. adj.Old English werig “tired,” related to worian “to wander, totter,” from West Germanic *worigaz (cf. Old Saxon worig “weary,” Old High German wuorag “intoxicated”), of unknown origin.