Definition of Forweary

1. v. t. To weary extremely; to dispirit.

Definition of Forweary

1. Verb. (transitive, obsolete) To weary utterly; tire out. ¹

2. Verb. (intransitive obsolete) To become wearied. ¹

3. Adjective. (obsolete) Excessively weary; exhausted with fatigue. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Forweary

1. to weary [v FORWEARIED, FORWEARYING, FORWEARIES] - See also: weary

Lexicographical Neighbors of Forweary

forwardness
forwardnesses
forwards
forwards roll
forwards rolls
forwarn
forwarned
forwarns
forwaste
forwasted
forwastes
forway
forwean
forwear
forwearied
forweary (current term)
forwearying
forwelk
forwent
forwerp
forwhy
forwither
forworn
forwound
forwrap
foryetten

Literary usage of Forweary

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"... New Eng.), forweary (archaic); spec, jade, fag, bore, exhaust. Antonyms: see DIVERT, REFRESH, REST, RESTORE. 2. See SICKEN. tire, vi 1. weary, flag; ..."

2. The English Catalogue of Books by Sampson Low, Publishers' Circular, Sampson Low, Son and Marston (1891)
"... Thoughts for the Weary and the Sorrowful, 12mo, 2s 6d Longmans ; Blar!; 8_ Rest from Care and Sorrow, Ser. 2of ' Thoughts forWeary ..."

3. The Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer by Geoffrey Chaucer, Nicholas Harris Nicolas, Thomas Tyrwhitt (1845)
"But finally my spirite at last, forweary of my labour all that day, Tooke rest, that made me to slepe fast, And in my sleepe I mette, as that I say, ..."

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