adj
weary
WEER-ree
adj
1
Very tired, physically or mentally.
"The weary travelers finally reached the inn at midnight."
2
Having lost patience or interest in something because of overexposure to it.
"Voters grew weary of the same broken promises."
verb
1
To make or become tired.
"The endless meetings would weary anyone."
How to Use Weary
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishExhausted, or fed up with something after too much of it.
Common pairings
weary of
weary traveler
grow weary
Word Forms
wearier comparative, wearied past tense, Wearys plural, wearies singular, weariest superlative
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Etymology
From Old English wēriġ, a Germanic word for exhaustion, distantly related to words in Old Saxon and Old High German for "weary" or "drunken."