All 4 Uses
wry
in
Breaking Dawn, by Meyer
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- Look who's getting all paternal, Leah thought wryly.†
Book 2 *
- Jasper both saw and felt my assessment, my caution, and he smiled wryly.†
Book 3
- Edward said wryly.†
Book 3
- I smiled wryly at the mountainous vampire.†
Book 3
Definitions:
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(1)
(wry) humor -- often understated, sarcastic, or ironic -- often expressed by twisting the face
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Much less commonly, wry can describe a facial expression showing displeasure. More rarely still, and typically long ago, wry can mean "bent to one side" as in "She had a wry neck."