Meaning & use
Wryly
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In a dryly humorous, ironic, or slightly mocking manner.
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'Wonderful,' she said wryly, staring at the flooded basement.
He smiled wryly at the irony of winning an award for punctuality after arriving late.
A note on using this word
Wryly derives from wry, originally meaning 'twisted or contorted,' evoking the crooked half-smile often associated with dry humor.
Words with a similar meaning
ironicallysardonically
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Words with an opposite meaning
sincerelyearnestly
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