Meaning & use

wearily

adverb·Academic

In a tired manner, showing exhaustion or a lack of energy or enthusiasm.

See it in a sentence

He wearily climbed the stairs after his third double shift of the week.

She sighed wearily and pushed the stack of paperwork to the side of her desk.

A note on using this word

Wearily often describes both physical tiredness and a weary, resigned attitude toward a repeated task.

Words with a similar meaning

tiredlyexhaustedly

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Words with an opposite meaning

energetically

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