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Definition of wearying : of Weary

Synonyms:

tired, draining, exhausting, effortful

dulling, fatiguing, boring, annoying, sedating, tranquilizing, tiring

formidability, ordeal, tightness, strenuousness, trickiness, difficulty, complication, onerousness, ticklishness, adversity, toughness, hardness, oppressiveness, fussiness, cantankerousness, roughness, contrariness, stressfulness, knottiness, cumbersomeness, harshness, wearisomeness, complexity, arduousness, severity

formidable, stressful, cumbersome, contrary, severe, arduous, knotty, demanding, harsh, oppressive, trying, thorny, tough, finicky, hard, fussy, tricky, difficult, uphill, toilsome, strenuous, wearisome, complicated, complex, cantankerous, ticklish, rugged, burdensome, wearing, grinding, adverse, tight, laborious, rough, onerous, troublesome, bothersome

Usage examples:

• Only the strongest can stand it, a wearying, back- breaking task. - "Cuba, Old and New", Albert Gardner Robinson.
• Between then and now lies the night, stretching like a bar of verdure across wearying sands. - "The Mettle of the Pasture", James Lane Allen.
• This was excellent practice for the troops, as it taught them the, necessity of keeping a good look- out; at the same time it was very wearying, as the men had to work hard all day, and they were kept awake at night. - "Ismailia", Samuel W. Baker.