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Main Entry:: ¹wea·ry
Pronunciation:: \ˈwir-ē\
Function:: adjective
Inflected Form(s):: wea·ri·er; wea·ri·est
Etymology:: Middle English wery, from Old English wērig; akin to Old High German wuorag intoxicated and perhaps to Greek aōros sleep
Date:: before 12th century

1 : exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness 2 : expressing or characteristic of weariness <a weary sign> 3 : having one's patience, tolerance, or pleasure exhausted —used with of 4 : wearisome

— wea·ri·ly

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\ˈwir-ə-lē\ adverb

— wea·ri·ness

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\ˈwir-ē-nəs\ noun

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