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wry

adjective as in sarcastic, distorted

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The story is a resounding example of Lee’s scintillating sense of wry humor.

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It’s got heart, kind eyes, a wry smile and some funny lines, but no teeth when you really need things bitten into, chewed up and spit out.

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He writes in a wry, amicable style, skillfully layering on his chosen leitmotifs—the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D.

Mr. Uranowitz brings a fitting wry humor to the role, even as Tateh endures his own violent attack after becoming caught up in a strike.

Keaton plays that mistress, Mary Wilkie, and her depiction of the witty, wry, journalist with a robust social calendar and strong opinions that she never hesitates to express, is among her most seminal performances.

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