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# tiredly

«tiredly» in Mova's school dictionary: **in a tired way, showing that you have little energy** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adverb

### meaning for a pupil

Tiredly means in a tired way, showing that you have little energy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tiredly/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In stories «tiredly» describes how a character moves or speaks after hard work or a long day; it tells the reader they are worn out. Phrases: smiled tiredly, said tiredly.

### examples

- «Goodnight,» she said tiredly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tiredly/#x1)
- He walked tiredly up the stairs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tiredly/#x2)
- The runners waved tiredly at the end of the race. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tiredly/#x3)
- Dad smiled tiredly after his long shift. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tiredly/#x4)
- The puppy wagged its tail tiredly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tiredly/#x5)
- She rubbed her eyes tiredly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tiredly/#x6)

### note

Adjective: tired; noun: tiredness. It is a less common adverb; writers also say «wearily».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «tiredly» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tiredly/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.