Word info

war weary

Adjective

Meaning

war weary (comparative war wearier or more war weary, superlative war weariest or most war weary)

Alternative form of war-weary

Weary or tired of war.

Tired from fighting in a war.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Alternative names

war-weary

Examples

The Allies had been amply resupplied by the United States, which also had fresh armies ready for combat, but the UK and France were too war-weary to contemplate an invasion of Germany with its unknown consequences. Source: Internet

The war-weary Riksdag asserted new powers and reduced the crown to a constitutional monarch, with power held by a civilian government controlled by the Riksdag. Source: Internet

He was on a flight over the Mediterranean, from Corsica to mainland France; his mount was an unarmed F-5B photoreconnaissance variant of the P-38J,He was flying a P-38-F-5B-1-LO, 42-68223, c/n 2734. described as being a "war-weary, non-airworthy craft". Source: Internet

But, while it was not obvious to foreign observers, the Iranian public had become increasingly war-weary and disillusioned with the fighting, and relatively few volunteers joined the fight in 1987–88. Source: Internet

Citizens of the war-weary nation wanted stability, peace, and an end to conditions that at times bordered on chaos. Source: Internet

Domestically, Oxford had the backing of the Queen, the war-weary public, the House of Commons; support from the House of Lords was secured by the expedient of the Queen creating 12 new Tory peers. Source: Internet

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