adverb
- in a wan manner; palely, weakly, or with little color or vitality
Examples
- She smiled wanly after hearing the disappointing news.
- The patient looked wanly at the doctor from his hospital bed.
- The morning sun shone wanly through the thick clouds.
- He waved wanly goodbye as the train pulled away.
- The flowers bloomed wanly in the poor soil.
- She laughed wanly at the joke, clearly not finding it funny.