weary

Definition

Having the strength exhausted by toil or exertion; tired; fatigued.

Etymology

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”).

Example Sentences

• "A weary traveller knocked at the door."
• "I care not for my spirits if my legs were not weary."
• "[I] am weary, thinking of your task."