wrily

English

Alternative forms

• wryly

Etymology

wry +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹaɪli/

Adverb

wrily (comparative more wrily, superlative most wrily)

1. In a wry manner.
   • 1849, Herman Melville, Redburn, Penguin, published 1986, page 20:

     But Redburn, from the start, had linked himself to those ambiguous red men, in an image part physical, part wrily metaphysical.

   • 1994, Elizabeth Adler, Legacy of Secrets, Island, published 1994, page 434:

     He grinned wrily. “I guess she keeps me on my toes.