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aweary

aweary

1 9.9
Very tired in both body and mind from long trouble or hard work
  • adjective
  • /əˈwɪəri/
  • Archaic
translation icon : cansado
  • She sat down with a sigh, aweary from the endless meetings and deadlines.

Examples

  • "It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing" -- as Macbeth says it is, when he has "supped full with horrors" and is "aweary of the sun."

    Academic text (1993)

  • I am aweary of this moon:

    Return with Honor (1999)

  • I 'gin to be aweary of the sun and wish the estate o' the world were now undone.

    Macbeth (2015)

  • - I am aweary!

    Romeo + Juliet (1996)

  • I 'gin to be aweary of the sun… and wish the estate of the world were now undone.

    Macbeth (1971)

  • After a long day of work, I felt truly aweary and just wanted to rest.

  • The traveler became aweary after many hours on the road without a break.

Synonyms

tired
vsaweary
∞ 1.0

Needing rest or sleep because you have little energy

is an older archaic term that signals the same need for rest
dead
vsaweary
  • Informal
131 6.6

Extremely tired and with no energy after hard work

is an older archaic way to say the same extreme tiredness
weary
vsaweary
129 3.2

Feeling very tired after hard work or long effort

is an older archaic word for that full bodily and mental exhaustion
exhausted
vsaweary
104 2.0

Very tired and completely used up for a person or thing after using all energy

is an older archaic expression for complete lack of energy
burned-out
vsaweary
27 4.4

Very tired after doing too much work for a long time

is an older archaic expression for that prolonged exhaustion
worn out
vsaweary
23 2.9

Feeling very tired and having no energy

is an older archaic form for that severe drained condition
lethargic
vsaweary
15 5.3

Being very tired and slow with little interest or energy

is an older archaic word that focuses on full bodily and mental exhaustion
fatigued
vsaweary
13 4.1

Feeling very tired and having no energy

is an older archaic way to name that drained state
knackered
vsaweary
  • UK
3 8.5

Feeling very tired and having no energy

is an older archaic form that names the same extreme tiredness
dog-tired
vsaweary
  • Informal
3 6.4

Very tired after doing hard work for a long time

is an older archaic expression conveying the same full tiredness
washed-out
vsaweary
  • Informal
1 5.1

Being very tired and without energy

is an older archaic expression for that same tired appearance
bushed
vsaweary
  • Informal
1 8.2

Feeling very tired after a long time of hard work or activity

is the older archaic word used historically for that exhaustion
enervated
vsaweary
  • Formal
1 7.6

Feeling very weak and having little energy

is an older archaic term for that weakened drained condition
wearied
vsaweary
3.4

Feeling very tired after hard physical or mental effort

is an older archaic term for that deep exhaustion after effort
worn-out
vsaweary
2.4

A person who is very tired and needs rest after hard work

is the older archaic phrasing for that same worn and tired state
drained
vsaweary
3.4

Feeling very tired with no energy left

is an older archaic term for the emptied and weak condition
overworn
vsaweary
6.1

Very tired because of too much work or travel

is an older archaic label for that heavy work-related exhaustion
bone-deep tired
vsaweary
8.2

Very tired all through your body so you can barely move

is the older archaic term for that profound body-wide exhaustion
deuced tired
vsaweary
  • Archaic
9.9

Feeling very tired and unable to do much

is an older archaic phrase meaning the same utter tiredness
as tired as HE-double-toothpicks
vsaweary
  • Informal
9.9

So tired you can hardly move

is an older archaic alternative for that humorous extreme exhaustion
perishingly tired
vsaweary
  • Informal
7.9

Very low on energy and unable to do much

is an older archaic way to stress extreme fatigue
whooped
vsaweary
  • Informal
6.0

Feeling very tired after physical effort

is an older archaic form for that post exertion exhaustion
short on energy
vsaweary
3.5

Feeling tired and weak

is an older archaic phrasing for that depleted low energy state
anergic
vsaweary
9.1

Feeling very tired and unable to do much

is an older archaic term that denotes fuller bodily and mental exhaustion
neurasthenic
vsaweary
  • Archaic
9.9

Feeling very tired in body and mind because of stress

is a nonmedical older archaic expression for general exhaustion
wilted
vsaweary
3.7

Feeling weak and tired as if you do not have energy

is an older archaic word focusing on general bodily and mental fatigue

Antonyms

energetic
93 1.6

Full of energy and active

refreshed
1 1.5

Feeling rested and full of new energy after a break

How Tired

exhausted
104 2.0
aweary
  • Archaic
1 9.9
weary
129 3.2
tired
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

aweary positive

Morphology

aweary = weary (semi-transparent) = a + weary

The meaning is directly formed by 'a-' + 'weary' ('in a state of weary'), but the prefix 'a-' is archaic and not productive, so learners may not readily recognize it.

Etymology

Aweary is simply a- plus weary, where a- once meant 'in' or 'on'. So, aweary is like being 'in' tiredness, meaning physically and mentally exhausted.