Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective So weary as to be totally exhausted.
- transitive verb To tire out utterly; exhaust.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To exhaust with fatigue; tire out.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To weary too much; to tire out.
- adjective Excessively weary; very tired; exhausted.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
weary too much; totire out.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb tire excessively
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Examples
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Washington's face never betrayed him, but a glad look came to the overweary eyes.
Then Marched the Brave Anna S. [Illustrator] Hicks
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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.
Sir Francis Drake Revived Philip [Editor] Nichols
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Send me this good horse to the stables, sahib; I am overweary.
Rung Ho Mundy, Talbot, 1879-1940 1914
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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
The Red Redmaynes Eden Phillpotts 1911
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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.
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"Sahib," I said, considering his words as a cook tastes curry, "our men be overweary to have fight in them."
Hira Singh : when India came to fight in Flanders Talbot Mundy 1909
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They began to doze at intervals, -- keeping their canoe balanced in some automatic way, -- as cavalry soldiers, overweary, ride asleep in the saddle.
Two Years in the French West Indies Lafcadio Hearn 1877
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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.
Margery — Volume 06 Georg Ebers 1867
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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.
Margery — Complete Georg Ebers 1867
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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
Complete Project Gutenberg Georg Ebers Works Georg Ebers 1867
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