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Meaning of wryly

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

wryly

Pronunciation:/ˈɹaɪli/

adverb

Definitions

  1. In a wry manner.

    Example: 1966: The sins of the father, she thought wryly. Well, they had visited Tony, all right — only he didn't know it. — Jacqueline Susann, Valley of the Dolls (Grove Press 1997, p. 206)

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