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单词 wryly
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wrylyadv.

Brit. /ˈrʌɪli/, U.S. /ˈraɪli/
Forms: Also 1500s–1600s wrily.
Etymology: < wry adj. + -ly suffix2.
In a wry, oblique, or distorted manner.
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the world > space > shape > misshapenness > [adverb] > distortedly
wryly1580
distortedlya1688
contortedly1856
twistedly1910
1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Tortuement,..wrily, crookedly.
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Obliquement, obliquely, wrily.
1736 R. Ainsworth Thes. Linguæ Latinæ II. at Contorte
1826 W. S. Landor Imaginary Conversat. (ed. 2) I. iv. 78 Most of these..have chewed upon it harshly and wryly.
1893 Chambers's Jrnl. 18 Mar. 164/2 Mr. Jones smiled wryly.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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