Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. So weary as to be totally exhausted.
- v. To tire out utterly; exhaust.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To exhaust with fatigue; tire out.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- v. To weary too much; to tire out.
- adj. Excessively weary; very tired; exhausted.
WordNet 3.0
- v. tire excessively
Examples
“As for the attempt of Veragua, or Signior PEZORO'S house by land, by marching through the woods; he liked not of, lest it might overweary his men by continual labour; whom he studied to refresh and strengthen for his next service forenamed.”
“Washington's face never betrayed him, but a glad look came to the overweary eyes.”
“Send me this good horse to the stables, sahib; I am overweary.”
“He was somewhat overweary after a strenuous year; but to Dartmoor he always came for health and rest when opportunity offered, and now he had returned for the third time to the Duchy Hotel at”
“As for the attempt of Veragua, or Signior PEZOROS house by land, by marching through the woods; he liked not of, lest it might overweary his men by continual labour; whom he studied to refresh and strengthen for his next service forenamed.”
“Sahib," I said, considering his words as a cook tastes curry, "our men be overweary to have fight in them.”
“They began to doze at intervals, -- keeping their canoe balanced in some automatic way, -- as cavalry soldiers, overweary, ride asleep in the saddle.”
“And often as he failed he would not be overweary; and once, when he was staying at Nuremberg and tidings came from Venice that a certain German who might be Herdegen was dwelling a slave at Joppa, he made ready to set forth for that place to ransom him forthwith.”
“And often as he failed he would not be overweary; and once, when he was staying at Nuremberg and tidings came from Venice that a certain”
“_) I am overweary for the road; let Simwa find it.”
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