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The old woman gave a wry smile, as if she knew something that I didn't.wry = humorous in an subtle, ironic, or cynical way
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The old woman wryly smiled as she watched the young couple argue.wryly = in a somewhat cynical or ironic way (suggesting that she had seen it all before)
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The reporter delivered the news with a wry wit, even though it was a serious story.wry = subtle or ironic
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The reporter wryly remarked that the president's speech was "full of empty promises."wryly = with subtle or ironic humor (suggesting that she did not believe the president's promises)
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Probably exhausted from resenting me so much, I think with a wry smile. (source)wry = sarcastic or ironic
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The Giver watched him with a wry smile. (source)wry = ironic
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"The thing seems to break down every couple minutes." He cracked a wry smile. "Of course, I hear we might run out of light bulbs before that, and then it won't matter if the generator works or not." (source)wry = understated ironic humor
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He gestured slightly with one finger, and Meg and Calvin were released. "Thanks," Calvin said wryly. (source)wryly = showing annoyance in an understated way
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Whether there had been jealousy under that wryness, Jordan wasn't sure.† (source)standard suffix: The suffix "-ness" converts an adjective to a noun that means the quality of. This is the same pattern you see in words like darkness, kindness, and coolness.
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Here he put the light on his desk, and said to the stranger, with his wryest twist upon him, 'Your commands.'† (source)
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It was disarming, that wry deprecation. (source)wry = understated ironic humor
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Atticus smiled wryly. (source)wryly = in an ironic manner (suggesting that he understands more than they know)
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"Not at all," responded Conway, with a wryness that was for his own private comforting.† (source)
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She responded with a wry smile. (source)wry = understated, sarcastic, or ironic
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Why did Judith have to remind her? Kit thought wryly. (source)wryly = annoyed or unhappy
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There was a distance, a wryness, in Titch's manner that did not resemble the man who had grieved at the news of the death on Faith Plantation.† (source)
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