Definition of wry Wry
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We found 18 definitions of wry from 5 different sources.
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What does wry mean?
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Adjectivewry, wrier, wriest |
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| wry - bent to one side; "a wry neck" | ||
| wry - humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit" | ||
| dry, ironic, ironical | ||
| humorous, humourous full of or characterized by humor; "humorous stories"; "humorous cartoons"; "in a humorous vein" | ||
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- wry (Verb)
To cover; clothe; cover up ; cloak; hide. - wry (Verb)
To turn away; to swerve or deviate. - wry (Verb)
To divert; to cause to turn away. - wry (Verb)
To twist or contort the body, face etc.. - wry (Adjective)
Turned away, contorted of the face or body. - wry (Adjective)
Dryly humorous; sardonic or ironic. - wry (Adjective)
Twisted, bent, crooked.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- wry (v. t.)
To cover. - wry (superl.)
Turned to one side; twisted; distorted; as, a wry mouth. - wry (superl.)
Hence, deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place; as, wry words. - wry (superl.)
Wrested; perverted. - wry (v. i.)
To twist; to writhe; to bend or wind. - wry (v. i.)
To deviate from the right way; to go away or astray; to turn side; to swerve. - wry (a.)
To twist; to distort; to writhe; to wrest; to vex.
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Dryly humorous with an undertone of regret.
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