Meaning & use
wearily
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
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Words with an opposite meaning
energetically
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