war-weary

Definitions

1. 1

   Weary or tired of war.

   • [T]he three Great Powers should not hesitate to take whatever steps may be necessary to bring about a settlement. They may be war-weary, but they are not too war-weary for that, now that they are united in purpose.
   • [T]he highest of social circles sought to recognize the poet [Sir Walter Scott] whose flame of patriotism had been an inspiration of England in her war-weariest hours.
2. 2

   Tired from fighting in a war.

   • Sunk in silence and sleep in the cottager's bed, / Oblivion shall visit the war-weary head; / Perchance he may dream, but the vision shall tell, / Of his lady-love's bower and her latest farewell; [...]
   • "And now," said King Richard, "what say ye all to a feast to celebrate our victory and refresh our war-weary limbs?"

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