wearily

Etymology

From Middle English werily, werelye, equivalent to weary + -ly.

adv

  1. In a weary manner.
    "Yes," said Marvin. "Wearily I sit here, pain and misery my only companions." 1982, Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe and Everything, page 137
    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. November 30 2022, Andrew Mourant, “Network News: Award of DCO offers major boost to Portishead hops”, in RAIL, number 971, page 26

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