Wrily

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈraɪli/

Origin

From wry + -ly.

Full definition of wrily

Adverb

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