wearily
English
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editwearily (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
editTranslations
editin a weary manner
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