wearily

[weer-uh-lee]

adverb

1. 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.

2. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wearily¹

weary ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

It's a criticism with which Pat McFadden, a senior cabinet minister, having run the campaign, is wearily familiar.

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Raducanu's relief at coming through the joint longest clay-court match of her career showed as she wearily dropped her racquet on the court.

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"We have more and more challenges with the huge number of patients with less and less medical supplies," Dr Sukkar says wearily.

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Ireland march on with serious intent while Scotland are shunted back into wearily familiar territory.

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To a sweaty and wearily hospitable young farmer, Steinmetz introduced himself and his project.

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