Both Uses
wry
in
The City of Ember
(Edited)
- "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."
p. 48.6 *wry = understated ironic humor
- He was famous, he thought wryly, but not in the way he'd wanted.
p. 227.1wryly = in a humorously ironic way
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."