WRYLY Definition & Meaning

wryly

[ rahy-lee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

in a mockingly or amusingly ironic way:
It will be an evening of wryly thoughtful musing, whimsical conversation, and a few old-timey songs.
in a bitter or scornful way; sardonically:
The writer wryly adds that he has complete faith in humanity's ability to wake up at the alarm and promptly hit the snooze button.
in a distorted, bent, or lopsided manner:
His lips twisted wryly at the acknowledgment.

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Origin of wryly¹

wry ( def ) + -ly

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Victor’s film is a raw look at recovering from something you never asked for in the first place, and a wryly funny take on the highs and lows of coping.

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She explained, wryly, that she’d spent the previous weeks arguing with her two siblings, so she relished the chance to reconnect with school staff member Mejia Orozco.

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For the other drivers, this is wryly amusing, and all part of the game.

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Somewhere, the aforementioned Spanish director behind “The Exterminating Angel” is nodding wryly at the idea of a satire about G-7 leaders set in a peat bog thick with mummified zombies.

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Smiling wryly, Hubbard explained that he had a good sense of what Harris might have endured at McDonald’s because he once worked at Burger King.

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