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

Indoors, people everywhere are assessing interior wind and water damage and wearily calculating how much time and money it will take to get their lives back to where they were before the storm.

From Slate

The third set quickly got out of control for Draper, who looked spent as he wearily hugged his good friend Sinner after the Italian moved into his first US Open final.

From BBC

“I want this war to come to an end,” he tells us wearily in very good English.

From BBC

Some critics have praised Angelina Jolie's performance as renowned opera singer Maria Callas, saying she "soars into the Oscars race", but others were less keen, calling the film "wearily flat".

From BBC

As is wearily familiar to the entire British political class after the tumultuous years of Brexit negotiations, there are clear and strict limits to the access a non-EU country can achieve into a specific EU member state’s markets.

From BBC

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