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world-weary

adj
/ˈwɜːld ˌwɪəɹi/UK/ˈwɝːld ˌwɪ(ə)ɹi/US

Etymology

From world + weary.

  1. inherited from *wōrīg✻
  2. inherited from wēriġ — “weary”
  3. inherited from wery
  4. compounded as world-weary — “world + weary”

Definitions

  1. Tired of the ways of the world

    Tired of the ways of the world; feeling apathetic or cynical due to one's life experiences.

    • O here Will I ſet vp my euerlaſting reſt: And ſhake the yoke of inauſpicious ſtarres From this world-wearied fleſh: […]
    • Till you ſhall bid this ſad, world weary ſpirit, / To peaceful regions wing her weary flight.
    • Yes! they are such spots as thousands are longing for; as the day-dreaming young, and the world-weary old, are yearning after, and painting to their mind's eye, daily in great cities; [...]

  2. Bored with life.

    • The drill sergeants are the world weariest of soldiers; and now, goddamit, they have to teach 'girls', no bigger than their kid sisters.

The neighborhood

Derived

world-wearied, world-weariness

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA