What does war-weary mean?
War-weary means Weary or tired of war..
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/ˈwɔː ˈwɪəɹi/ · adjective
Weary or tired of war..
Read the language in which the poet of the war-weary Roman world salutes the Augustan empire. [...] The place which Virgil held in the estimation of pious Churchmen though the mediæval period, in which pagan and devilish were almost convertible terms, is mainly due to the almost prophetic character of the visions which the poet paints for his war-weary countrymen of the restoration of the blessed Saturnian reign.
[T]he three Great Powers should not hesitate to take whatever steps may be necessary to bring about a settlement. They may be war-weary, but they are not too war-weary for that, now that they are united in purpose.
[T]he highest of social circles sought to recognize the poet [Sir Walter Scott] whose flame of patriotism had been an inspiration of England in her war-weariest hours.
Warweary populations not only needed new investment and economic growth, they also needed a new vision of international economic relations and management [...]. This social need helps to explain the rapid public acceptance of the Bretton Woods plan.
For general relativity, there was a dramatic experimental test that was possible, one that had the potential to dazzle and help heal a war-weary world.
In military terms, the Tet Offensive was not a victory for the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese. But military victory was not the enemy's intent. Their effort was targeted at war-weary Americans watching the bloodshed on their TV screens.
Thus, “the idea of Europe” was fundamentally forged out of war-weary dreams of unity: postwar Europe was always the venue for ripening cosmopolitan and unification models.
Nevertheless, even as these atrocities continue to be committed, some would argue that waging a new war to defeat global Islamic terrorism would only result in the creation of dozens more like Bin Laden and Al-Baghdadi. [...] Further, the opponents to real military action would also lead us to believe that the U.S. is too war-weary to press forward.
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War-weary means Weary or tired of war..
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Read the language in which the poet of the war-weary Roman world salutes the Augustan empire. [...] The place which Virgil held in the estimation of pious Churchmen though the mediæval period, in which pagan and devilish were almost convertible terms, is mainly due to the almost prophetic character of the visions which the poet paints for his war-weary countrymen of the restoration of the blessed Saturnian reign.
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