weary
verb /ˈwɪə.ri/
/ˈwɪr.i/ formalDefinition
› [T] to make someone feel tired: Children weary me all day with their constant inquiries and demands.Tired and making tired › [I] to start to feel that something or someone is boring: Some people never seem to weary of eating the same type of food every day.Bore and bored wearily /ˈwɪə.rɪ.li/
/ˈwɪr.ɪ-/ adverb › I dragged myself wearily out of bed at five o'clock this morning.Tired and making tired weariness /-nəs/ noun [U] Tired and making tired
/ˈwɪr.ɪ-/ adverb › I dragged myself wearily out of bed at five o'clock this morning.Tired and making tired weariness /-nəs/ noun [U] Tired and making tired (Definition of weary verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- banal adjective
- be stuck in a groove idiom
- bore the ass off sb idiom
- bore verb (FAIL TO INTEREST)
- bored adjective
- bored stiff idiom
- fed up adjective
- get itchy feet idiom
- go off the boil idiom
- in a rut idiom
- languid adjective
- listless adjective
- pall verb
- suck verb (BE BAD)
- tire of sth/sb phrasal verb
- tired adjective (NOT INTERESTING)
- underemployed adjective
- underwhelmed adjective
- weary adjective
- you should get out more idiom
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Bore and bored
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