wearily

English

Etymology

From Middle English werily, werelye, equivalent to weary +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈwɪɹɪli/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈwɪəɹɪli/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Hyphenation: wea‧ri‧ly

Adverb

wearily (comparative more wearily, superlative most wearily)

1. In a weary manner.
   • 1982, Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe and Everything, page 137:

     "Yes," said Marvin. "Wearily I sit here, pain and misery my only companions."

   • 2022 November 30, Andrew Mourant, “Network News: Award of DCO offers major boost to Portishead hops”, in RAIL, number 971, page 26:

     People living in the Portishead area have grown wearily familiar with delays and cost overruns since reopening the railway (part of the MetroWest project) was approved in 2012.

Synonyms

• tiredly

Translations

in a weary manner

• Catalan: cansadament
• Esperanto: lace (eo)
• Portuguese: cansadamente
• Russian: уста́ло (ru) (ustálo)
• Spanish: cansadamente (es)