All 6 Uses
wry
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When the Legends Die
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- He smiled, wryly.†
Chpt 32 *
- Then he had a wry thought.†
Chpt 39
- Then he smiled wryly.†
Chpt 41
- Woodward laughed wryly.†
Chpt 43
- Sitting by his fire that evening, smelling the light breeze that came to him over the old bedground, he had the wry thought that a good many things were like the sheep.†
Chpt 47
- No, he decided wryly, he wasn't a clout Indian or he would have picked a better camp site when he had the chance.†
Chpt 47
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."