war-weary

war-weary
war-weariness, n.
/wawr"wear'ee/, adj.
1. utterly exhausted and dejected by war, esp. after a prolonged conflict.
2. (of an airplane) damaged beyond use except as scrap or as a source of salvageable spare parts.

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