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wry  (r)

adj. wri·er (rr) or wry·er, wri·est (rst) or wry·est

1. Dryly humorous, often with a touch of irony.

2. Temporarily twisted in an expression of distaste or displeasure: made a wry face.

3. Abnormally twisted or bent to one side; crooked: a wry nose.

4. Being at variance with what is right, proper, or suitable; perverse.

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[From Middle English wrien, to turn, from Old English wrgian; see wer-² in Indo-European roots.]

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wryly adv.

wryness n.

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wry

Adjective

[wrier, wriest] or wryer, wryest

1. drily humorous; sardonic: wry amusement

2. (of a facial expression) produced by twisting one's features to denote amusement or displeasure: a small wry smile twisted the corner of his mouth [Old English wrīgian to turn]

wryly adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	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" ironic, ironical, dry humorous, humourous - full of or characterized by humor; "humorous stories"; "humorous cartoons"; "in a humorous vein"
	2.	wry - bent to one side; "a wry neck" crooked - having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; "crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth"

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wry

adjective 1. ironic, dry, mocking, sarcastic, sardonic, droll, pawky Scot. mordacious

adjective 2. contorted, twisted, crooked, distorted, warped, uneven, deformed, awry, askew, aslant, skewwhiff Brit. (informal) << OPPOSITE straight

Translations

wry [raɪ] adj → irónico

wry [raɪ] adj → désabusé(e)

wry [raɪ] adj [smile, humour] → trocken

wry [raɪ] adj → storto/a

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wry

adj wry [rai]

slightly mocking a wry smile. spottend بابْتِسامَةٍ ساخِرَه иронично шеговит ironický ironisk; spydig schief ειρωνικός, χλευαστικός irónico viril کنایه آمیز؛ شیطنت آمیز ironinen ironique מָרִיר कटू kriv, podrugljiv kényszeredett sinis kaldhæðnislegur ironico 皮肉な 얼굴을 찡그린, 비뚤어진 kreivas, iškreiptas (par sejas izteiksmi) skābs; sājš sinis wrang skjev (smil), tørr (humor), besk krzywy trocista ironic насмешливый uštipačný ironičen zajedljiv ironisk, spydig บิดเบี้ยว biraz alaycı 撇嘴；苦笑 перекошений طنزیہ nhăn nhở 撇嘴；苦笑

adv ˈwryly

spottend بِسُخْرِيَه иронично шеговито s trpkou ironií ironiskt; spydigt schief ειρωνικά, χλευαστικά irónicamente virilalt به طور غیر عادی ironisesti avec une ironie désabusée בְּחִיוּך מָרִיר कटुतापूर्वक krivo, podrugljivo kényszeredetten secara sinis kaldhæðnislega ironicamente 皮肉に 얼굴을 찡그리고 kreivai skābi; sāji secara sinis wrang tørt, beskt, ironisk krzywo com ar trocista (în mod) ironic насмешливо uštipačne posmehljivo zajedljivo ironiskt, spydigt อย่างบิดเบี้ยว alay ile, muzip muzip 扭斜地, 挖苦地，表情冷漠地 перекошено طنز آمیزانہ một cách nhăn nhở 扭斜地, 挖苦地，表情冷漠地