world-weary
adjective
world-wea·ry
ˈwərld-ˌwir-ē 
: feeling or showing fatigue from or boredom with the life of the world and especially material pleasures
world-weariness
noun
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Every single thing Sarah Lancashire does Every spy piece needs a world-weary handler who simply cannot put up with their young charges anymore (think of Martindale in The Americans or Gary Oldman in Slow Horses).
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
Most of our time is spent with the emergency department, overseen by world-weary doctor Ron (David Alan Grier) and his lead trauma surgeon Bruce (Josh Lawson), whose diagnostic approach is based on watching too much House.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
Now older and more world-weary, the question for the two friends becomes: Who will be the one to knock on Don Achille’s door?
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2024
Tesla shares fell nearly 9% the next day, thanks to world-weary investors who had heard such overcooked claims from him before.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
Most of our time is spent with the emergency department, overseen by world-weary doctor Ron (David Alan Grier) and his lead trauma surgeon Bruce (Josh Lawson), whose diagnostic approach is based on watching too much House.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
Now older and more world-weary, the question for the two friends becomes: Who will be the one to knock on Don Achille’s door?
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2024
Tesla shares fell nearly 9% the next day, thanks to world-weary investors who had heard such overcooked claims from him before.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
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“World-weary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/world-weary. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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