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weariless, a.|ˈwɪərɪlɪs| [f. weary v. + -less.] That does not weary or become weary.
c1430Lydg. Min. Poems (Percy Soc.) 75 Weryles I walke ay in trouble and travaile, Ever travilyng witheout werynes. 1608Hieron Defence ii. 184 Will ever any man but a wearylesse wrangler..affirme and stand to it, that wisdome is taken diversely here. 1799Sheridan Pizarro i. i, With weariless remonstrance he sued to win me from my purpose. 1813Hogg Queen's Wake i. (1814) 51 How came yon white doves from the window to fly, And hover on weariless wing to the sky? 1879Lowell Mem. Poems, To W. L. Garrison 42 O small beginnings, ye are great and strong, Based on a faithful heart and weariless brain! 1886Blackmore Springhaven ix, The weariless tide came up and lifted the bedded keel. 1906Times Lit. Suppl. 30 Nov. 402/2 A sturdy Dissenter, a weariless promoter of Godliness. Hence ˈwearilessly adv.
1791Collinson Hist. Somerset 610 A headland..where a huge disjointed rock..is wearilessly combated by the waves. 1893F. Adams New Egypt 192 He opposed openly and wearilessly the ruinous policy of his master. |