wry
RYEadjMeaning dryly funny, often with a touch of irony
Memory hook a smile gone aWRY. Rain pours on the picnic, and Grandpa Gus gives a crooked half smile: “Lovely day… for ducks.” His humor is wry.
Dad gave a wry smile when our “waterproof” tent leaked on the first night.
In context Instead of complaining about the canceled flight, Aunt Lin made a wry joke: at least the airport chairs were teaching her patience.
Similar dry, ironic, droll, mocking
Opposite earnest, solemn
From Old English wrigian, “to turn,” so first meaning twisted to one side, as in a crooked, wry smile.