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):(file)
  • 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.

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