# wearie

**Pronunciation:** WEARIE

**CEFR level:** B1

**Part of speech:** adjective

## Meaning

Wearie means obsolete spelling of weary. [Having the strength exhausted by toil or exertion; tired; fatigued.].

## Examples

- The writer described the response as wearie.
- A wearie tone can change the mood of a conversation.
- The situation became wearie after the announcement.

## Common patterns

- wearie + noun — Use wearie before a noun to describe that quality. — The writer described a wearie reaction.
- become wearie — Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — The discussion became wearie near the end.

## Collocations

- wearie behavior — The teacher calmly handled the wearie behavior.
- wearie tone — The email had an wearie tone.

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