overweary

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/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈwɪəɹi/

verb

To weary too much; to tire out.

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Meanings

verboverweary (third-person singular simple present overwearies, present participle overwearying, simple past and past participle overwearied)

present singular third person overwearies · participle present overwearying · participle past overwearied · past overwearied

  1. transitiveTo weary too much; to tire out.

    he hung down his head, as overwearied, and leaned upon his pulpit

    1688, John Dryden, The Life of St Francis Xavier
adjectiveoverweary (comparative more overweary, superlative most overweary)

comparative more overweary · superlative most overweary

  1. Overly weary; too tired or worn out.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbtire excessively

Similar
overtireoverfatigue
Broader
tirewear upontire out
Also see
overfatigueovertire

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From over- + weary.

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APA

overweary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overweary

MLA

“overweary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overweary. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overweary,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overweary.

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