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weary

UK/ˈwɪːɹɪj/ US/ˈwɪə̯ɹi/ fairly common
adjective (1) verb (2)

adjective

1.

physically and mentally fatigued

  • “aweary”
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Origin

From Middle English wery, weri, from Old English wēriġ (“weary”), from Proto-West Germanic *wōrīg, *wōrag (“weary”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian wuurich (“weary, tired”), West Frisian wurch (“tired”), Dutch dialectal wurrig (“exhausted”), Old Saxon wōrig (“weary”), Old High German wōrag, wuarag (“drunken”), Latvian vārgs (“weak”), Lithuanian vergas (“slave”), Latvian vergs (“slave”).

Phrases

  • brain weary
  • no peace for the weary
  • no rest for the weary
  • wear weary
  • weary out

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