world-weary in the PONS Dictionary

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Born in 1948, he had a world-weary manner making him appear older than his years.
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He was described as a world-weary warrior and survivor of many adventures who had changed his worldview from neutral to evil to satisfy his morbid tastes.
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Stirring indie-guitar riffs, world-weary vocals and then, all of a sudden, big playful synths that take the tracks somewhere else entirely.
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Smith's incarnation is a quick-tempered but compassionate man whose youthful appearance is at odds with his more discerning and world-weary temperament.
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His world-weary cynicism and ability to start a fight when he's alone in a room full of mirrors always makes me laugh.
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He is also world-weary, cynical and irreverent.
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His new project, to establish a monastery home for world-weary intellectuals, was supported by the local bishops.
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The poem describes the travels and reflections of a world-weary young man who, disillusioned with a life of pleasure and revelry, looks for distraction in foreign lands.
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Will our world-weary anti-hero come to her emotional rescue or duck for cover in the groovy interior of his brand new flat?
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To the world-weary detective, it's close and grim.
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