"wearily" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈwɪɹɪli/ [General-American], /ˈwɪəɹɪli/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wearily.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more wearily [comparative], most wearily [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English werily, werelye, equivalent to weary + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|werily}} Middle English werily, {{m|enm|werelye}} werelye, {{suffix|en|weary|ly}} weary + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} wearily (comparative more wearily, superlative most wearily)
  1. In a weary manner. Synonyms: tiredly Translations (in a weary manner): cansadament (Catalan), cansadamente (Portuguese), уста́ло (ustálo) (Russian), cansadamente (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-wearily-en-adv-vANWz7qC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly

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