overweary

o·ver·wea·ry

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [adjective oh-ver-weer-ee; verb oh-ver-weer-ee]
- /adjective ˈoʊ vərˈwɪər i; verb ˌoʊ vərˈwɪər i/
- /ˌəʊvəˈwɪəri /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [adjective oh-ver-weer-ee; verb oh-ver-weer-ee]
- /adjective ˈoʊ vərˈwɪər i; verb ˌoʊ vərˈwɪər i/

Definitions of overweary word

adjective overweary excessively weary; tired out. 1
verb with object overweary to weary to excess; overcome with weariness. 1
verb overweary to overwhelm with tiredness 0
adjective overweary completely tired out 0
adjective overweary weary to the point of exhaustion 0
verb transitive overweary to make overweary; exhaust 0

See all 6 definitions of overweary

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Origin of overweary

First appearance:

before 1570

One of the 33% oldest English words

First recorded in 1570-80; over- + weary

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Parts of speech for Overweary

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Overweary

overweary popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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overweary usage trend in Literature

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