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From Middle English werily, werelye, equivalent to weary + -ly.
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈwɪɹɪli/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈwɪəɹɪli/
- Hyphenation: wea‧ri‧ly
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.