wrily

English

Alternative forms

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.
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