Wryly

adverb

/ˈɹaɪli/

Word Frequency: 0.6

Definitions

1.adverbIn a wry manner.

"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)"

Synonyms

sarcastically acerbically wrily sardonically ironically sarkily snarkily satirically snarkishly slyly snidely sneerily

Rhymes With

wily slyly dryly drily vilely smiley shily shyly

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