Wryly

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈraɪli/

Origin

From wry + -ly.

Full definition of wryly

Adverb

1. In 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)
• 1991: ‘The king is displeased with it, but he has to be patient,’ Chapuys wryly commented. — B Alison Weir, The Six Wives of Henry VIII (Grove Press 2000, p. 219)

Alternative forms

• wrily