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|from Latin ''exvellere'' for "out" + "plucked" as in :pulled out, stretched" | |from Latin ''exvellere'' for "out" + "plucked" as in :pulled out, stretched" | ||
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| | |adj. marked by dry or sarcastic humor; also a facial expression of disgust or disappointment | ||
| | adv. ''wryly'' | ||
| | |from OE ''wrigian'' for "twist, distort" | ||
PIE '''*wer-''' means "to turn" | |||
|"wry humor" = "dry" for ironic, sardonic ("grim, mocking, or cynical") | |||
ex. ''As I held my mouth closed from exploding, he said wrly, "Here, have another piece of liquorish, it's great!"'' | |||
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