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Hearingly vs Wearingly - What's the difference?

hearingly | wearingly |

As adverbs the difference between hearingly and wearingly

is that hearingly is in such a manner as to hear while wearingly is in a wearing (tiring) manner.

hearingly

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • In such a manner as to hear.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=October 28, author=Geoff Dyer, title=Centurys Playlist, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Ross enables us to listen more hearingly . }}

    wearingly

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a wearing (tiring) manner
  • * {{quote-news, year=2009, date=July 8, author=Ben Brantley, title=London’s Musicals: Intimate or Outsize, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Though their leading ladies are of different sexes, “Sister Act” and “Priscilla, Queen of the Desert” are remarkably (and wearingly ) similar. }}