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Definition of Overweary
1. Verb. Tire excessively.
Generic synonyms: Fag, Fag Out, Fatigue, Jade, Outwear, Tire, Tire Out, Wear, Wear Down, Wear Out, Wear Upon, Weary
Definition of Overweary
1. v. t. To weary too much; to tire out.
Definition of Overweary
1. Verb. (transitive) To weary too much; to tire out. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Overweary
1. [v -RIED, -RYING, -RIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overweary
Literary usage of Overweary
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Examination of the Shelley Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library by Blaise Pascal, Zacharie Tourneur, Didier Anzieu, Stoke Newington (London, England). Public Libraries Committee, John Humphreys Whitfield, Charles Dealtry Locock, Bodleian Library (1903)
"... Where & let sleep quench those innocent lights Sleep, the sweet dew of overweary
... lights Sleep the fresh dew of overweary 50 That * * * faint love; ..."
2. The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses by Robert Louis Stevenson (1888)
"Half starved and overweary as they were, they lay without moving, sunk in a
delightful lassitude. And as they thus lay, the clang of a bell fell suddenly ..."
3. Proceedings by Philadelphia County Medical Society (1905)
"... is usually best spent by going to some quiet and healthful resort in a climate
less taxing than that in which the overweary man habitually dwells. ..."
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