English

Adverb

wrily ‎(comparative more wrily, superlative most wrily)

1. In a wry manner.

   • 1849: But Redburn, from the start, had linked himself to those ambiguous red men, in an image part physical, part wrily metaphysical. — Herman Melville, Redburn (Penguin 1986, p. 20)
   • 1994: He grinned wrily. “I guess she keeps me on my toes.” — Elizabeth Adler, Legacy of Secrets (Island 1994, p. 434)

Alternative forms

• wryly