"wryly" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

IPA: /ˈɹaɪli/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wryly.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more wryly [comparative], most wryly [superlative]
Rhymes: -aɪli Etymology: From wry + -ly. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*wreyḱ-}}, {{suffix|en|wry|ly}} wry + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} wryly (comparative more wryly, superlative most wryly)
  1. In a wry or sarcastic manner; ironically.
    Sense id: en-wryly-en-adv-ZTsF-0Wl
  2. (of a facial expression) Contortedly.
    Sense id: en-wryly-en-adv-RM~UDzFb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wrily

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