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Which modern English word shares an Old English ancestor with the word wry?

wry

[rahy] / raΙͺ /


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The disarmingly wry “In My Own Time” chronicles the author’s early days in the New York stage world of the 1960s and ’70s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

"This is so long ago," said Dambrauskas with a wry smile.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

Hardy’s prose brims with assurance and wry details that come from lived experiences and conversations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

Mr. Ross’s wry observations—low-key, grounded and personal—contrast with the blown-out mix.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

An expression of surprise crossed his features when he beheld her in her finery, but it quickly melted into a wry grin as he looked toward his father.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

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

“In it, a lord asks a lady if she’ll love him, and she replies ambiguously: ‘I cannot hate.’” wriest McInnis.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 6, 2016

I confronted death with a smile; I meet life with the wriest of wry faces.

From Simon the Jester by William John Locke

"That's a perfectly good wish plumb wasted," said Penfield, refilling both glasses, his features twisted in the wriest of grimaces.

From The Day of Days An Extravaganza by Arthur William Brown




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