wrylie

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wrylie

/ˈɹaɪli/

Sounds like Riley, wryly

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Screenwriting jargon, originally a deliberate misspelling of wryly.

noun wrylies

A parenthetical direction in a screenplay, especially in an instance of overuse. Avoid putting in a wrylie what should be in an action line. (walking faster) (looking her up and down) (peering over the edge of the cliff) (pouring coffee)
derogatory, humorous A prosaic phrase, typically including an adverb with the -ly suffix, that attributes dialogue to a character.

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@misc{wrylie_2026,
  title = {wrylie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wrylie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}