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Added 9 October 2026

weary

/ˈwɪə̯ɹi/ verb

In Latin: fessus, dēfessus, lassus Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about weary at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress.
We wore ourselves out on this hike
Lose interest or become bored with something or somebody.
I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food

adjective

Physically and mentally fatigued.
`aweary' is archaic

Origin

From Middle English wery, weri, from Old English wēriġ (“weary”), from Proto-West Germanic *wōrīg, *wōrag (“weary”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian wuurich (“weary, tired”), West Frisian wurch (“tired”), Dutch dialectal wurrig (“exhausted”), Old Saxon wōrig (“weary”), Old High German wōrag, wuarag (“drunken”), Latvian vārgs (“weak”), Lithuanian vergas (“slave”), Latvian vergs (“slave”).

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