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Definition of "wryly" []

  • In a wry manner. (adverb)

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Use "wryly" in a sentence
  • "According to Albert Camus it is "a way of getting the answer yes without having asked a clear question" - which may explain why we usually use the term wryly, or sarcastically these days."
  • "Like his father and several other ancestors, Churchill wrestled with bouts of depression, which he referred to wryly as "the black dog.""
  • "Although a formal bid never materialized, some investors may recall wryly that Sir Philip was mooting an offer of"