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wrier

American  
[rahy-er] / ˈraɪ ər /

adjective

  1. comparative of wry.

wrier British  
/ ˈraɪə /

adjective

  1. the comparative of wry

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The wrier is president of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

From Washington Post • Mar. 3, 2023

Associated Press wrier Sophia Bollag contributed to this report from Los Angeles.

From Washington Times • Nov. 7, 2018

These idiosyncratic artworks, which displayed a wrier side of his personality, were not seen by the public until after Geisel’s death in 1991.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2018

There is no heir apparent to Ms. Winfrey; while Ellen DeGeneres is beloved, her tone is wrier.

From New York Times • Nov. 15, 2010

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