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weary adjective [ ˈwɪəri ]

• feeling or showing extreme tiredness, especially as a result of excessive exertion.
• "he gave a long, weary sigh"
Similar: tired, tired out, worn out, exhausted, fatigued, overtired, sleepy, drowsy, wearied, sapped, dog-tired, spent, drained, jet-lagged, played out, debilitated, prostrate, enervated, jaded, low, all in, done (in/up), dead, dead beat, dead tired, dead on one's feet, asleep on one's feet, ready to drop, fagged out, burnt out, bushed, worn to a frazzle, shattered, knackered, whacked, pooped, tuckered out,
Opposite: energetic, fresh,
• reluctant to see or experience any more of; tired of.
• "she was weary of their constant arguments"
Similar: tired of, fed up with, bored with/by, sick of, sick and tired of, jaded with/by, surfeited with/by, satiated by, glutted with/by, have had enough of, have had a basinful of, have had it up to here with, have had something up to here,
Opposite: enthusiastic,

weary verb

• cause to become tired.
• "she was wearied by her persistent cough"
Similar: tire, tire out, fatigue, wear out, overtire, exhaust, drain, sap, wash out, tax, overtax, enervate, debilitate, enfeeble, jade, incapacitate, devitalize, prostrate, whack, bush, shatter, frazzle, wear to a frazzle, poop, take it out of, fag out, do in, knock out, knacker, bore, make fed up, irk, irritate, exhaust someone's patience, annoy, exasperate, get on someone's nerves, get to,
Opposite: refresh, interest,
• grow tired of or bored with.
• "she wearied of the sameness of her life"
Similar: tire of, become/get weary of, become/get tired of, become/get fed up with, become/get fed to death with, become/get bored with/by, become/get satiated with, become/get jaded with, become/get sick of, become/get sick to death of, sicken of, have had enough of, have had a surfeit of, have had a glut of, become/get bored of, have had something up to here,
• be distressed; fret.
• "don't think I'm wearying about not being able to paint any more"
Origin: Old English wērig, wǣrig, of West Germanic origin.

no rest for the weary

• used as a wry observation on the heavy workload or absence of relaxation that seem to characterize a person's situation.



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