adjective [usuallybeforenoun] (written)
1 showing that you are both amused and disappointed or annoyed:
'At least we got one vote,' she said with a wry smile. * He pulled a wry face when I asked him how it had gone.
2 amusing in an IRONIC way:
a wry comedy about family life * a wry comment * wry humour
wryly adverb:
to grin / smile wryly
wryness noun [U]
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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