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Definition of "world-wearied" [world-wearied]

  • Tired of the world.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

Use "world-wearied" in a sentence
  • "From this world-wearied flesh; eyes, look your last!"
  • "There were Moro chiefs, looking world-wearied and indifferent, followed by their attendant slaves; there were thrifty Moros willing to sell one anything from a"
  • "“Well, and did it sound any different from what it did last year, and the year before, and the year before that?” inquired in measured, world-wearied tones the dampener of ardors."
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