Dreary vs. Weary — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Dreary and Weary
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Definitions
Dreary
Dismal; bleak.
Weary
Weary is a surname, and may refer to:
Dreary
Boring; dull
Dreary tasks.
Weary
Physically or mentally tired.
Dreary
Drab; dark, colorless, or cheerless.
It had rained for three days straight, and the dreary weather dragged the townspeople's spirits down.
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary...
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Weary
Expressive of or prompted by tiredness
A weary smile.
Dreary
(obsolete) Grievous, dire; appalling.
Weary
Having one's interest, forbearance, or indulgence worn out
Weary of delays.
Dreary
Sorrowful; distressful.
Weary
Causing fatigue; tiresome
A weary wait.
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Dreary
Exciting cheerless sensations, feelings, or associations; comfortless; dismal; gloomy.
Full many a dreary anxious hour.
Johnson entered on his vocation in the most dreary part of that dreary interval which separated two ages of prosperity.
Weary
To make or become weary.
Dreary
Depressing in character or appearance;
Drove through dingy streets
The dismal prison twilight
Drab old buildings
A dreary mining town
Gloomy tenements
Sorry routine that follows on the heels of death
Weary
Having the strength exhausted by toil or exertion; tired; fatigued.
A weary traveller knocked at the door.
Dreary
Lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise;
Her drab personality
Life was drab compared with the more exciting life style overseas
A series of dreary dinner parties
Weary
Having one's patience, relish, or contentment exhausted; tired; sick.
Soldiers weary of marching, or of confinement;
I grew weary of studying and left the library.
Weary
Expressive of fatigue.
He gave me a weary smile.
Weary
Causing weariness; tiresome.
Weary
To make or to become weary.
Weary
Having the strength exhausted by toil or exertion; worn out in respect to strength, endurance, etc.; tired; fatigued.
I care not for my spirits if my legs were not weary.
[I] am weary, thinking of your task.
Weary
Causing weariness; tiresome.
Weary
Having one's patience, relish, or contentment exhausted; tired; sick; - with of before the cause; as, weary of marching, or of confinement; weary of study.
Weary
To reduce or exhaust the physical strength or endurance of; to tire; to fatigue; as, to weary one's self with labor or traveling.
So shall he waste his means, weary his soldiers.
Weary
To make weary of anything; to exhaust the patience of, as by continuance.
I stay too long by thee; I weary thee.
Weary
To harass by anything irksome.
I would not ceaseTo weary him with my assiduous cries.
Weary
To grow tired; to become exhausted or impatient; as, to weary of an undertaking.
Weary
Exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress;
We wore ourselves out on this hike
Weary
Get tired of something or somebody
Weary
Physically and mentally fatigued;
`aweary' is archaic
