wryly

American  

[rahy-lee] / ˈraɪ li /

adverb

1. in a mockingly or amusingly ironic way.

   It will be an evening of wryly thoughtful musing, whimsical conversation, and a few old-timey songs.

2. in a bitter or scornful way; sardonically.

   The writer wryly adds that he has complete faith in humanity's ability to wake up at the alarm and promptly hit the snooze button.

3. in a distorted, bent, or lopsided manner.

   His lips twisted wryly at the acknowledgment.

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Etymology

Origin of wryly

wry ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

He writes, for example, that the guitarist James Blood Ulmer plays “shrill, disjointed fragments, nervous bits and rickety pieces tied together by a staggered but wryly swinging thematic sensibility.”

From The Wall Street Journal

In 120 paintings, drawings, photographs and especially sculptures, this Therrien exhibition offers objects hovering somewhere between immediately recognizable and perplexingly alien, wryly funny and spiritually profound.

From Los Angeles Times

"We've had to turn down international superstars because we couldn't find another room to move the bingo into," he says wryly.

From BBC

“It would be hard to forget,” he said wryly, “seeing as how you crashed it into my carriage.”

From Literature

“Sorry,” the Englishman said wryly, “I just needed to calm down from hearing Steve say the world is ending.”

From Literature