wearily

wearily
weary ► ADJECTIVE (wearier, weariest) 1) tired. 2) causing tiredness. 3) (often weary of) reluctant to experience any more of.
► VERB (wearies, wearied) 1) make weary. 2) (weary of) grow tired of.
DERIVATIVES wearily adverb weariness noun wearisome adjective.
ORIGIN Old English.

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