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Ironically funny, perhaps
Answer for the clue "Ironically funny, perhaps ", 3 letters:
wry
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Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Wry \Wry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wried ; p. pr. & vb. n. Wrying .] [OE. wrien. See Wry , ] To twist; to distort; to writhe; to wrest; to vex. --Sir P. Sidney. Guests by hundreds, not one caring If the dear host's neck were wried. --R. Browning.
Usage examples of wry.
Club-feet, wry neck, spinal curvature, hip-joint disease, white swellings, and stiffened joints, are all readily amendable to the curative effects of motion administered by the manipulator and other machinery.
For some reason his wry ness released the cramp in her throat, and she met his gaze, areal grin appearing.
Boba Fett was in this game-Kuat of Kuat found some wry amusement in that datum.
Nastasya Filippovna cried, making a wry and displeased face, like a flighty, foolish little girl whose toy is being taken away.
A branch of girt and goodliness, straightway Her spring is turned on herself, and wried And knotted like some gall or veiney wen.
Whenever Keill thought about her, the picture that came to his mind was exactly what was happening now - Oni dashing ahead towards some new excitement, Keill following behind, usually with a wry smile.
This could not have been more at odds with his personality, for he had a far more wry outlook to life man just about any other Vulcan Selar could think of.
When Torma dropped at his feet, Kavan stared down at him, a wry smile on his face.
After half an hour of wry faces, I say that I feel much better, and thanking all my friends, I beg them to retire, which everyone does, wishing me a quiet sleep.
Through his big-rimmed spectacles, the withery jeweler recognized Cardona and gave a wry smile.
Then his smile faded into an even wrier frown, as the thoughts he had successfully avoided all day forced their way into his consciousness.
Globan remarked with a wry smile as he helped the yeowoman into the sick bay.
Unlike Barger, Frank had a wry sense of humor and a very sophisticated instinct for self-preservation.
He managed a wry grin, suddenly feeling marginally more in control with the infusion of a little humor into the situation.
Recalled with wry humour my own fury at Plex a couple of months back as I stood seeping synthetic body fluids in Tekitomura.