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wry <wrier, wriest [or wryer, wryest]> [raɪ] ADJ

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He smiles wryly as he drives away.
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The physicist head of the project wryly observes that he's the first patient to have the disease for over 105 years and survive it!
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Whatever those ladies had been doing was just human, and she's tolerating it, wryly, dryly.
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His wryly comic verse is accessible and has attracted a great following for its satirical and observant grace.
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Undaunted, the protagonist makes his third wish, only to have the genie comment wryly (just before disappearing) that he wished for the same thing the first time.
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In the sleevenotes of the remaster, he wryly describes it as his second most covered song.
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She wryly notes that modern women are not so different from the legendary sirens.
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Occasionally he indulges in wryly humorous works of fantasy, but is primarily a representational artist.
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Cotton wryly referred to herself as the assistant.
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He concluded wryly that the modern curriculum vitae is essential.
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