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WEARIED (7)

weary 

aweary, weary - a 
physically and mentally fatigued; "`aweary' is archaic" 

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Weary as an adjective means "very tired or worn out," like weary students who finished a long week of studying and taking tests.

Weary comes from the Old English word werig, meaning "tired." It can also describe being extremely bored and sick of something, like on a long drive, you might grow weary of your father's singing voice. As a verb, weary means "to exhaust or wear out," like when the children you are babysitting weary you with their game of running away every time you tell them to get ready to leave the park.

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