/ˈɹaɪli/
- In a wry or sarcastic manner; ironically.
“The sins of the father, she thought wryly. Well, they had visited Tony, all right—only he didn't know it.”
“‘The king is displeased with it, but he has to be patient,’ Chapuys wryly commented.”
“A Ukrainian presidential adviser wrote that Kyiv had nothing to do with the attacks but then wryly compared them to Russia’s past use of proxy forces to fight in Ukraine.”
- Contortedly.
“It was Joe, who had taken the gloves when the wicket-keeper went on to bowl.
Mike grinned, wryly but gratefully.”
““Only your Virginie,” she laughed.
“Virginie enough,” he smiled wryly. “No, I don’t want her either.””
Formsmore wryly(comparative) · most wryly(superlative) · wrily(alternative)