wry (redirected from wryer)

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 [raɪ]

adj wrier, wriest, wryer wryest

1. twisted, contorted, or askew

2. (of a facial expression) produced or characterized by contorting of the features, usually indicating dislike

3. drily humorous; sardonic

4. warped, misdirected, or perverse

5. (of words, thoughts, etc.) unsuitable or wrong

vb wries, wrying, wried

(tr) to twist or contort

[from dialect wry to twist, from Old English wrīgian to turn; related to Old Frisian wrīgia to bend, Old Norse riga to move, Middle Low German wrīch bent, stubborn]

wryly  adv

wryness  n

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"

Translations

wry [raɪ] ADJ [person, sense of humour, remark] → irónico
to make a wry face → hacer una mueca, torcer el gesto

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wry [ˈraɪ] adj

(= amused and annoyed) [smile, expression] → désabusé(e)

(= ironic) [remark, sense of humour, comedy] → désabusé(e)

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wry

adj (= ironical) → ironisch; joke, sense of humour etc → trocken; to make or pull a wry face → das Gesicht verziehen

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wry [raɪ] adj → beffardo/a
to make a wry face → fare una smorfia

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wry [raɪ] adj → beffardo/a
to make a wry face → fare una smorfia

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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 pisteliäs ironique מָרִיר कटू kriv, podrugljiv kényszeredett sinis kaldhæðnislegur ironico 皮肉な 얼굴을 찡그린 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 苦笑，嘲諷 перекошений طنزیہ nhăn nhở 撇嘴；苦笑

adv wryly

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