Weary Italian getting up, looking embarrassed? (5)
I believe the answer is:
tired
'weary' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
'italian getting up looking embarrassed?' is the wordplay.
'italian' becomes 'it' (abbreviation for Italian).
'getting up' is a reversal indicator.
'looking embarrassed?' becomes 'red' (someone may go red when embarrassed).
'it' backwards is 'ti'.
'ti'+'red'='TIRED'
(Other definitions for tired that I've seen before include "Are American cars so" , "Depleted of energy" , "Weary or fed up" , "Zonked" , "Sleepy" .)