WEARY
What does "WEARY" mean?
Feeling or showing tiredness, especially from effort or endurance.
Meanings
- Tired, especially as a result of exertion or prolonged strain. The weary hikers collapsed at the summit.
- Reluctant to see or experience any more of something; impatient with it. Voters had grown weary of broken promises.
- To make or grow tired or impatient. The endless meetings wearied even the most dedicated staff. formal
Word origin
From Old English 'werig' (tired, exhausted), of Germanic origin; related to dialectal 'worn' in the sense of being worn down.
Remember it
WEARY contains 'WEAR' - you grow weary when life has worn you down, just as a road wears a tire.
A little poem
The lamp has burned its little oil to grey,
the road still asks one more uphill mile -
weary is the body the will won't obey.
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Wordplay
- My old sweater and I have a lot in common lately. We're both weary - one's worn out, the other's worn through.
What it teaches
Weary isn't weak; it's the receipt your strength leaves after it's been spent.
Quick facts
What does WEARY mean?
Feeling or showing tiredness, especially from effort or endurance.
Is WEARY a valid word?
Yes — WEARY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is WEARY?
WEARY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does WEARY come from?
From Old English 'werig' (tired, exhausted), of Germanic origin; related to dialectal 'worn' in the sense of being worn down.
What can WEARY teach us?
Weary isn't weak; it's the receipt your strength leaves after it's been spent.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.