wearily

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Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
13
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈwɪɹɪli/
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/ˈwɪɹɪli/ · /ˈwɪəɹɪli/

Definition of wearily

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adv

  1. In a weary manner; feeling weary.
    “"Yes," said Marvin. "Wearily I sit here, pain and misery my only companions."”
    “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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adv

  1. In a weary manner; feeling weary.
    “"Yes," said Marvin. "Wearily I sit here, pain and misery my only companions."”
    “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.”
  2. In a weary manner; causing weariness.

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Etymology

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

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