wearily
Americanadverb
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in a way that shows physical or mental exhaustion.
Amid a rain of debris and the noise of a small avalanche, two small figures drag themselves painfully and wearily from the ruins.
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in a way that shows impatience, dissatisfaction, or overfamiliarity.
The Staten Island Ferry is usually a scene of seasoned commuters wearily ignoring the snap-happy tourists who arrive in droves to take pictures of the Statue of Liberty.
Seasoned activists wearily explain that these youth have been at higher risk for quite some time—but thanks for noticing.
Etymology
Origin of wearily
Example Sentences
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"I would not have come if I had known," Allun said wearily.
From Literature
“So three more days of meal delivery,” she said wearily.
From Literature
Sue nodded wearily, as if that was to be expected.
From Literature
“I wish I had known all this earlier,” Maggie said wearily.
From MarketWatch
She captures that delicate human contradiction of living wearily with everyday sadness alongside the simultaneous desire to keep going.
From BBC
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