wryly
pronunciation
How to pronounce wryly in British English:
UK [raɪlɪ]
How to pronounce wryly in American English:
US [raɪlɪ]
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- Adverb:
- in a wry manner
Word Origin
- wryly (adv.)
- 1570s, from wry + -ly (2).
Example
- 1. Dilip ratha of the world bank wryly remarks that migrants are being " thrust into the role of a sort of lender of last resort . "
- 2. Wu sun-fu leapt to his feet and smiled wryly at the doctor .
- 3. You smile wryly as you join the end of the orderly bus queue and yet again experience that sense of djvu .
- 4. Banks may be able to make up for much of their lost prop trading through what one bank 's head of trading wryly calls " enlightened positioning " around client flow .
- 5. Serra does add wryly that lula 's comment was " off-the cuff " , not what we in the uk might call a " costed promise " . Perhaps inevitably for a diplomat , he sees the falling public interest in the talks as both good and bad .