Wry

Definition

wry /raÇ/ adj ၁။ ခနဲ႔တဲ့တဲ့။ ေလွာင္ေတာင္ေတာင္။ She watched their fumbling efforts with wry amusement. ❍ a wry grin/smile ❍ The film is a wry and witty commentary on the 60s. ၂။ မဲ့ရြဲ႕ေသာ။ ႐ံႈ႕မဲ့ေသာ။ pull a wry face. wryly adv : grin/smile wryly. wryness n [U]

Examples

1. ‘Shot in four weeks for a modest $4m
2. it is also a triumph of minute observation
3. bittersweet pathos and wry culture-clash humour over brash Hollywood excess.’
4. ‘She gave a wry smile at the comment on breakfast.’
5. ‘And though it slowly got darker and darker outside
6. the peppy discussion
7. interspersed with slices of wry humour
8. just kept going.’
9. ‘Mancunians claim that theirs is the world's first industrial city
10. and they certainly have a wry sense of humour
11. forged from years of hardship
12. that many Scots will identify with.’
13. ‘As such
14. it would make a marvelous companion to Blackboard Jungle as a double feature for the cinema buff with a wry sense of humor.’
15. ‘‘It's funny to have a heartbeat’ he commented
16. his face twisting into one of wry humor.’
17. ‘Levy's wry sort of humour and the ironic use of an English woman's perspective to describe the problems confronted by the immigrants is both clever and sensitive.’
18. ‘Born in August 31
19. 1928
20. he was the 14th of 16 children and always showed a wry sense of humour often referring to his home as the house of sin.’
21. ‘Australian Dance Theatre's new work
22. Birdbrain
23. will inject a modern
24. wry twist into the ever-enduring dance text of Swan Lake.’
25. ‘On stage
26. the duo really shine
27. with heartfelt songs delivered with evident passion
28. while the between song banter shows a wry sense of humour
29. which also infuses their music.’
30. ‘Anger
31. bitterness and disappointment course through Schmidt
32. but the film is wry and melancholic rather than mean-spirited.’
33. ‘Chekhov's wry humour and dead-on powers of observation are a perfect fit with the clown-inspired style of Toronto's Theatre Smith-Gilmour.’
34. ‘Bursting with frantic energy
35. wry humour and a multitude of voices
36. it might be best described as a romantic comedy-thriller
37. but even this fails to capture its sparkling originality.’
38. ‘Despite his virtuosity
39. Sonny Rollins always managed to express an underlying
40. wry sense of humor in his playing.’
41. ‘In fact
42. there was a wry humor about his features - a sort of elegance and a sparkling intellect - that made me want to emulate him immediately.’
43. ‘Director Peter Evans highlights the play's wry humour and latent evil with a low-key
44. ironic spin.’
45. ‘Instead
46. the writers present new twists on parenting with liberal doses of wry humor that even singletons will enjoy.’
47. ‘Never hurtful or judgmental
48. this wry sense of humour was never far below the surface
49. evidencing itself in a shy smile - but those eyes twinkled.’
50. ‘One of Calysta's eyebrows was up
51. and the wry twist on her lips was certainly comical.’
52. ‘I've not known Bill for very long of course
53. though I'm glad to have been acquainted with a quiet
54. dignified man
55. with a wry sense of humour and a Granddad's twinkle in his eye.’