English
Etymology
From wry + -ly.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�raɪli/

Adverb
en-adv

1. In a wry manner.

#:*1966: The sins of the father, she thought wryly. Well, they had visited Tony, all right � only he didn't know it. � Jacqueline Susann, Valley of the Dolls (Grove Press 1997, p. 206)
#:*1991: �The king is displeased with it, but he has to be patient,� Chapuys wryly commented. � B Alison Weir, The Six Wives of Henry VIII (Grove Press 2000, p. 219)

Alternative spellings
wrily

it:wryly
ru:wryly

• 2006-11-18 03:24 - RobotGMwikt - robot Adding: [[ru:wryly]]

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