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Meaning of 'wry' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Wry [ a.]
- To twist; to distort; to writhe; to wrest; to vex.
2 . Wry [ superl.]
- Turned to one side; twisted; distorted; as, a wry mouth.
- Hence, deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place; as, wry words.
- Wrested; perverted.
3 . Wry [ v. i.]
- To twist; to writhe; to bend or wind.
- To deviate from the right way; to go away or astray; to turn side; to swerve.
4 . Wry [ v. t.]
- To cover.

Meaning of 'wry' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . wry [ s]
Meaning (1):
- bent to one side
Example in sentence:
  • a wry neck
Meaning (2):
- humorously sarcastic or mocking
Example in sentence:
  • an ironic novel;
  • an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely;
  • an ironical smile;
  • dry humor;
  • with a wry Scottish wit

Nearby Words:

wrybill wrying wrymouth wryneck wrynecked wryness wrythen

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