Dry and Wry

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Dry adjective - Humorously sarcastic or mocking.

Usage example: dry humor

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Wry is a synonym for dry. In some cases you can use "Wry" instead an adjective "Dry".

Nearby Words: drying, dryer, dryish

Wry adjective - Humorously sarcastic or mocking.

Usage example: with a wry Scottish wit

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Dry is a synonym for wry in sarcastic topic. You can use "Dry" instead an adjective "Wry", if it concerns topics such as ironic.

Nearby Word: wryly

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