Adjective, : a wry grin. ,a wry mouth. ,a wry remark. From Dictionary.com.
So the publishers put, let's say, a little bit of extra effort into VELLUM (to understate it with a certain wryness). From Wordnik.com. [Hype Hype Hoorah!] Reference
There's a kind of wryness — I'm sure Chekhov didn't expect you to have an evening of loud laughter. From Wordnik.com. [A Modern Chekhov] Reference
Cayle had been listening with a developing wryness. From Wordnik.com. [The Weapon Shops of Isher]
The wryness in my voice must have been plain to him. From Wordnik.com. [Twice shy]
American History 101, she thought, with weary wryness. From Wordnik.com. [Pirates] Reference
His voice was a curious blend, wryness and anger and weariness. From Wordnik.com. [Lord of Chaos]
It is very painful to be 80, he once said with characteristic wryness. From Wordnik.com. [A Rebirth for Classical Composer Sibelius] Reference
A bit of wryness I suppose, and that's all you'll get from me on this!. From Wordnik.com. [ROF Art Department: Sneak Peek] Reference
THe sheer wryness of the original has no chance of surviving Disneywood. From Wordnik.com. [Cast for ABC’s No Heroics Grows | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News] Reference
One of the things I love about these books is the wryness of the authorial tone. From Wordnik.com. [From the stack: Future Lovers] Reference
(Doubtless that was intended, said a part of his mind with a wryness rare in kzinti.). From Wordnik.com. [Inconstant Star]
"I doubt it'll be a lengthy investigation," she said with a wryness that escaped him. From Wordnik.com. [A Girl's Legs Stirring The Air] Reference
The New York Times said, "there's yearning, wryness, and ingenuity in her arrangements.". From Wordnik.com. [Michael Giltz: Exclusive: Nellie McKay Talks About Her Best Album Yet] Reference
And there it is, that little spark of wryness, suggesting that the nihilism is just shtik. From Wordnik.com. [Take the Bananas and Run] Reference
(Soundbite of The Bureaucrat): SIMON: There's a wryness to that, which I wasn't expecting. From Wordnik.com. [Shostakovich, Man of Many Variations] Reference
The shark on his way to hunt prey, he named it with a wryness that didn't hold any humour. From Wordnik.com. [The Bellini Bride]
But there was something wrong with the smile, a wryness that took the affection out of it. From Wordnik.com. [Autumn Maze]
His wryness at my comments on the embarrassment we feel about crime victims is understandable. From Wordnik.com. [The Voice of the Victim] Reference
'But not for deer,' hazarded Cadfael, returning the inspection and caught by the wryness of the smile. From Wordnik.com. [The Hermit of Eyton Forest]
But you blog them with a wryness that is mostly amusing, sometimes thought-provoking and always interesting. From Wordnik.com. [What makes me read your blog] Reference
His wryness escaped the other man, who was too egotistical to hear anything except the sound of his own voice. From Wordnik.com. [Ricochet]
Fry is never far from our screens, so the real revelation is Laurie, whose less widely exposed wryness is hilarious. From Wordnik.com. [Tonight's TV highlights] Reference
With the wryness that is often his saving grace, Scarborough adds, "I will grow up in a better country because of it.". From Wordnik.com. [Mayhill Fowler: TV Media's Willful Misunderstanding of Barack Obama's Race Speech] Reference
There was a certain wryness in her companion's smile, for though. From Wordnik.com. [Hawtrey's Deputy] Reference
Wayne understood better, and smiled with a cynical wryness of mouth upon. From Wordnik.com. [The Clarion] Reference
There's miffed wryness by the bucketload from these two Radio 4 comedians. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph] Reference
"You don't realize what newspapers are," Gail said with a trace of wryness. From Wordnik.com. [Long Ago, Far Away] Reference
Wasn't this an example of the wryness underpinning their take on teen life?. From Wordnik.com. [NME Features] Reference
Review: 'Me and Orson Welles' has the snappy wryness but not the heft of Welles. From Wordnik.com. [Brandon Sun Online - Top Stories] Reference
Scattergood's music merges the wryness and veracity of today's cultural demands. From Wordnik.com. [All articles at Blogcritics] Reference
"Castle," capably provides it, largely thanks to the charming wryness of Nathan Fillion. From Wordnik.com. [Pajiba] Reference
" He allowed a tinge of wryness to creep into his voice. From Wordnik.com. [Drums of Autumn]
I suppose it's true enough, " he said, with extreme wryness. From Wordnik.com. [A Breath of Snow and Ashes]
A pages in the backs of vols. 7 and 8 all rustle with editorial wryness. From Wordnik.com. [Comics Comics] Reference
" He sobered a bit, though a hint of wryness still lurked at the corner of his mouth. From Wordnik.com. [A Breath of Snow and Ashes]
There was a trace of wryness in her tone. From Wordnik.com. [Timegod's World]
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