wearily
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English werily, werelye, equivalent to weary + -ly.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈwɪɹɪli/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈwɪəɹɪli/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Hyphenation: wea‧ri‧ly
Adverb[edit]
wearily (comparative more wearily, superlative most wearily)
- 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[edit]
Translations[edit]
in a weary manner
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