wry
11wry — has inflected forms wryer, wryest, and derivative forms wryly, wryness …
12wry — [adj] sarcastic, distorted askew, aslant, awry, contorted, crooked, cynical, deformed, droll, dry, ironic, mocking, sardonic, twisted, uneven, warped; concepts 267,581 Ant. straight, straightforward …
13wry — ► ADJECTIVE (wryer, wryest or wrier, wriest) 1) using or expressing dry, especially mocking, humour. 2) (of a person s face) twisted into an expression of disgust, disappointment, or annoyance. 3) bending or twisted to one side. DERIVATIVES …
14wry — [[t]ra͟ɪ[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If someone has a wry expression, it shows that they find a bad situation or a change in a situation slightly amusing. Matthew allowed himself a wry smile... She cast a wry glance in her grandmother s… …
15wry — UK [raɪ] / US adjective Word forms wry : adjective wry comparative wryer superlative wryest a) funny and clever The programme was full of wry observations about married life. b) showing that you think something is funny but not very pleasant,… …
16wry — [[t]raɪ[/t]] adj. wri•er, wri•est 1) distorted; lopsided: a wry grin[/ex] 2) abnormally bent or turned to one side; twisted 3) devious in course or purpose; misdirected 4) contrary; perverse 5) bitingly ironic or amusing: a wry remark[/ex] •… …
17wry — wryly, adv. wryness, n. /ruy/, adj., wrier, wriest. 1. produced by a distortion or lopsidedness of the facial features: a wry grin. 2. abnormally bent or turned to one side; twisted; crooked: a wry mouth. 3. devious in course or purpose;… …
18wry — I. verb (wried; wrying) Etymology: Middle English wrien, from Old English wrigian to turn; akin to Middle High German rigel kerchief wound around the head, Greek rhiknos shriveled, Avestan urvisyeiti he turns Date: 14th century intransitive verb… …
19wry — [16] Wry means literally ‘twisted’ (many other English words beginning with wr , such as wrist and writhe, share the same basic meaning). It comes from the now obsolete verb wry ‘deviate, twist’, which was descended from Old English wrīgian ‘turn …
20wry — adjective 1) his wry humor Syn: ironic, sardonic, satirical, mocking, sarcastic; dry, droll, witty, humorous 2) a wry expression Syn: unimpressed, displeased, annoyed …
