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- He smiled wryly.†
p. 77.9 *
- "You should have seen me, Annemarie," she said, shaking her head with a wry look.†
p. 102.6
Definitions:
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(1)
(wry) humor -- often understated, sarcastic, or ironic -- often expressed by twisting the face
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(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."