Weary — Defs

01 a. Having the strength exhausted by toil or exertion; worn out in respect to strength, endurance, etc.; tired; fatigued.

1.
Having the strength exhausted by toil or exertion; worn out in respect to strength, endurance, etc.; tired; fatigued.
“I care not for my spirits if my legs were not weary.” — Shak.

“[I] am weary, thinking of your task.” — Longfellow.
2.
Causing weariness; tiresome.
3.
Having one's patience, relish, or contentment exhausted; tired; sick; -- with of before the cause; as, weary of marching, or of confinement; weary of study.

Syn. Fatigued; tiresome; irksome; wearisome.

02 v. t. To reduce or exhaust the physical strength or endurance of; to tire; to fatigue; as, to weary one's self with labor or traveling.

imp. & p. p. Wearied; p. pr. & vb. n. Wearying

1.
To reduce or exhaust the physical strength or endurance of; to tire; to fatigue; as, to weary one's self with labor or traveling.
“So shall he waste his means, weary his soldiers.” — Shak.
2.
To make weary of anything; to exhaust the patience of, as by continuance.
“I stay too long by thee; I weary thee.” — Shak.
3.
To harass by anything irksome.
“I would not cease To weary him with my assiduous cries.” — Milton.

Phrases & compounds

To weary out — to subdue or exhaust by fatigue.

Syn. To jade; tire; fatigue; fag. See Jade.

03 v. i. To grow tired; to become exhausted or impatient; as, to weary of an undertaking.

1.
To grow tired; to become exhausted or impatient; as, to weary of an undertaking.