wearily

The word "wearily" derives from the Old English "wērig," meaning "tired" or "exhausted," combined with the adverbial suffix "-ly," which turns adjectives into adverbs. "Weary" itself traces back to Proto-Germanic *wōrigaz, linked to physical or mental fatigue. Over time, "-ly" (from Old English "-līce") standardized as a way to form adverbs, giving "wearily" its modern meaning of "in a tired manner." The evolution reflects a straightforward compounding of fatigue-related roots with grammatical modifiers.