"worldweary" meaning in English

See worldweary in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: worldwearier [comparative], more worldweary [comparative], worldweariest [superlative], most worldweary [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} worldweary (comparative worldwearier or more worldweary, superlative worldweariest or most worldweary)
  1. Alternative form of world-weary Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: world-weary
    Sense id: en-worldweary-en-adj-TY-78t1w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "text": "\"The doctrine of eternal recurrence as a hammer in the hand of the most powerful …\" poses the question: \"Do you want this once more and innumerable times more …\" as \"a doctrine strong enough to have the effect of breeding: strengthening the strong, paralyzing and breaking the worldweary.\"",
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