Meanings
comparative more wearily · superlative most wearily
- In a weary manner; feeling weary.
"Yes," said Marvin. "Wearily I sit here, pain and misery my only companions."
1982, Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe and Everything, page 1371 more example
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.
2022 November 30, Andrew Mourant, “Network News: Award of DCO offers major boost to Portishead hops”, in RAIL, number 971, page 26Synonyms: tiredly
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbIn a weary manner; feeling weary.
adverbIn a weary manner; causing weariness.
More synonyms by meaning
adverbin a weary manner
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Englishwerily
- Englishwearily
From Middle English werily, werelye, equivalent to weary + -ly.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan cansadament
- cansadamentin a weary manner; feeling weary
Esperanto lace
- lacein a weary manner; feeling weary
Portuguese cansadamente
- cansadamentein a weary manner; feeling weary
Russian уста́ло
- уста́ло (ustálo)in a weary manner; feeling weary
Spanish cansadamente
- cansadamentein a weary manner; feeling weary
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with wearily
All rhymes →Cite this entry
wearily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wearily
“wearily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wearily. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wearily,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wearily.
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