weary

 
Pronunciation: /ˈwɪəri/

adjective (wearier, weariest)

  • 1feeling or showing extreme tiredness, especially as a result of excessive exertion: he gave a long, weary sigh
  • calling for a great amount of energy or endurance; tiring and tedious: the weary journey began again
  • 2reluctant to see or experience any more of; tired of: she was weary of their constant arguments [in combination]: war-weary Americans

verb (wearies, wearying, wearied)

  • 1 [with object] cause to become tired: she was wearied by her persistent cough
  • 2 [no object] (weary of) grow tired of or bored with: she wearied of the sameness of her life
  • 3 [no object] chiefly Scottish be distressed; fret: don’t think I’m wearying about not being able to paint any more

Derivatives

weariless

adjective

wearily

adverb

Origin:

Old English wērig, wǣrig, of West Germanic origin

Spelling rule

If a word ends in a consonant plus -y, change the -y to an -i before adding any ending (unless the ending already begins with an -i): (wearier, weariest).