wryly

wry

 (rī)

adj. wri·er (rī′ər), wri·est (rī′ĭst) or wry·er or wry·est

1. Funny in an understated, sarcastic, or ironic way: a wry sense of humor.

2. Temporarily twisted in an expression of distaste or displeasure: made a wry face.

3. Archaic Abnormally twisted or bent to one side; crooked: a wry nose.

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[From Middle English wrien, to turn, from Old English wrīgian; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]

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wry′ly adv.

wry′ness n.

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Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

wryly - in a wry manner; "`I see,' he commented wryly"

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Translations

بِسُخْرِيَه

ironiskt

schief

kényszeredetten

kaldhæînislega

per traverso

alay ilemuzip muzip

扭斜地挖苦地表情冷漠地

wryly

[ˈraɪlɪ] ADV → irónicamente, con ironía

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wryly

adv → ironisch

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wryly

[ˈraɪlɪ] adv → beffardamente

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

wry

(rai) adjective

slightly mocking. a wry smile. spottend بابْتِسامَةٍ ساخِرَه иронично шеговит alterado / pervertido ironický schief ironisk; spydig ειρωνικός, χλευαστικόςirónico viril کنایه آمیز؛ شیطنت آمیز pisteliäs ironiqueמריר कटू kriv, podrugljiv kényszeredett sinis kaldhæðnislegur ironico 皮肉な 얼굴을 찡그린 kreivas, iškreiptas (par sejas izteiksmi) skābs; sājš sinis wrangskjev, tørr, beskkrzywy نښتېحل، پېچل، تاوول: په زور لاس ته راوړل trocista ironic насмешливый uštipačný ironičen zajedljiv ironisk, spydig บิดเบี้ยว biraz alaycı 苦笑，嘲諷 перекошений طنزیہ nhăn nhở 苦笑，撇嘴

ˈwryly adverb

spottend بِسُخْرِيَه иронично шеговито alteradamente s trpkou ironií schief ironiskt; spydigt ειρωνικά, χλευαστικά irónicamente virilalt به طور غیر عادی pisteliäästi avec une ironie désabusée בְּחִיוּך מָרִיר कटुतापूर्वक krivo, podrugljivo kényszeredetten secara sinis kaldhæðnislega ironicamente 皮肉に 얼굴을 찡그린 kreivai skābi; sāji secara sinis wrangtørt, beskt, ironiskkrzywo غیر عادی com ar trocista (în mod) ironic насмешливо uštipačne posmehljivo zajedljivo ironiskt, spydigt อย่างบิดเบี้ยว alay ile, muzip muzip 苦笑地, 嘲諷地 перекошено طنز آمیزانہ một cách nhăn nhở 扭斜地，挖苦地，表情冷漠地

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