- 1very tired, especially after you have been working hard or doing something for a long time a weary traveler She suddenly felt old and weary. a weary sigh
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- 2(literary) making you feel tired or bored a weary journey weary hours spent in negotiation
- 3weary of something/of doing something (formal) no longer interested in or enthusiastic about something Students soon grow weary of listening to a parade of historical facts.
NAmE//ˈwɪrəli//
adverb He closed his eyes wearily. NAmE//ˈwɪrinəs//
noun [uncountable]See weary in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: weary