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Definition of Forweary
1. v. t. To weary extremely; to dispirit.
Definition of Forweary
1. Verb. (transitive, obsolete) To weary utterly; tire out. ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive obsolete) To become wearied. ¹
3. Adjective. (obsolete) Excessively weary; exhausted with fatigue. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Forweary
1. to weary [v FORWEARIED, FORWEARYING, FORWEARIES] - See also: weary
Lexicographical Neighbors of Forweary
Literary usage of Forweary
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"... New Eng.), forweary (archaic); spec, jade, fag, bore, exhaust. Antonyms: see
DIVERT, REFRESH, REST, RESTORE. 2. See SICKEN. tire, vi 1. weary, flag; ..."
2. The English Catalogue of Books by Sampson Low, Publishers' Circular, Sampson Low, Son and Marston (1891)
"... Thoughts for the Weary and the Sorrowful, 12mo, 2s 6d Longmans ; Blar!; 8_
Rest from Care and Sorrow, Ser. 2of ' Thoughts forWeary ..."
3. The Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer by Geoffrey Chaucer, Nicholas Harris Nicolas, Thomas Tyrwhitt (1845)
"But finally my spirite at last, forweary of my labour all that day, Tooke rest,
that made me to slepe fast, And in my sleepe I mette, as that I say, ..."