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Dictionary: wry   () pronunciation
adj., wri·er ('ər), or wry·er, wri·est ('ĭst), 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.

[From Middle English wrien, to turn, from Old English wrīgian.]

wryly wry'ly adv.
wryness wry'ness n.

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adjective

    Marked by or displaying contemptuous mockery of the motives or virtues of others: cynic, cynical, ironic, ironical, sardonic. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, respect/contempt/standing.

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adj

Definition: sarcastic, distorted
Antonyms: straight, straightforward


Distorted, twisted to one side.

  • w. bite — see wry mouth.
  • w. nose — see nasal deviation.
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Humorously sarcastic or mocking.

pronunciation The speaker obviously had a wry sense of humor.

Tutor's tip: Another word that sounds lie wry which means ironic, is rye which is a cereal grain.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - skæv, bitter, ironisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
verdraaid, wrang

Français (French)
adj. - narquois, qui fait une drôle de tête

Deutsch (German)
adj. - schief, verzerrt, ironisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - στρεβλός, πικρόχολος
v. - συστρέφω, στρεβλώνω

Italiano (Italian)
contorcersi, sbieco

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - cômico, torto, forçado
v. - forçar, dar um ar engraçado

Русский (Russian)
перекошенный, выражающий неудовольствие, иронический

Español (Spanish)
adj. - irónico, sardónico, torcido, doblado, deformado, sesgado, tergiversado, pervertido

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - förvriden
v. - vika av

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
扭歪的, 歪斜的, 歪曲的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 扭歪的, 歪斜的, 歪曲的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 뒤틀린, 비뚤어진, (뜻을) 왜곡한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 苦々しい, ゆがんだ, ねじれた, 見当違いの
v. - ねじ曲げる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مصعر, ملتو, معجى, ساخر, عنيد (فعل) يلتوي, يلوي, يصعر, يعجي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מעוות (פרצוף) בבחילה, אכזבה או לעג, עקום, מופנה הצדה, יבש ולעגני (הומור)‬


 
 
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