Definition for WEA'RY

WEA'RY, a. [Sax. werig; allied perhaps to wear.]

  1. Having the strength much exhausted by toil or violent exertion; tired; fatigued. [It should be observed however that this word expresses less than tired, particularly when applied to a beast; as, a tired horse. It is followed by of, before the cause of fatigue; as, to be weary of marching; to be weary of reaping; to be weary of study.]
  2. Having the patience exhausted, or the mind yielding to discouragement. He was weary of asking for redress.
  3. Causing weariness; tiresome; as, a weary way; a weary life. – Spenser. Shak.

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