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overweary

[ adjective oh-ver-weer-ee; verb oh-ver-weer-ee ]

adjective

  1. excessively weary; tired out.


verb (used with object)

overwearied, overwearying.
  1. to weary to excess; overcome with weariness.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of overweary1

First recorded in 1570–80; over- + weary
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Example Sentences

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"Come, dearest, you are overwearied—come and sleep sweetly."

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It is one of the most complex and changeful conditions, ranging from the disturbed doze of the overweary, to the most sensitive clairvoyance.

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How often, when she sat opposite me in the sewing-room, her hands dropped in her lap, and she went to sleep, like an overweary child.

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By mutual speech we seek mutual comfort, and desire to ease the heart overwearied with manifold anxieties.....

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With the journey overwearied, Slept the smith, and slept profoundly, And another than her husband Made the girl laugh as he slept there.

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