About The Word Wry
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What's The Definition Of Wry?
[adj] 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"
[adj] disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking; "his rebellion is the bitter, sardonic laughter of all great satirists"- Frank Schoenberner; "a wry pleasure to be...reminded of all that one is missing"- Irwin Edman [adj] bent to one side; "a wry neck" Synonyms | Synonyms for Wry: crooked | dry | humorous | humourous | ironic | ironical | sarcastic | sardonic Related Terms | Find terms related to Wry: See Also | Wry In Webster's Dictionary \Wry\, v. t. [AS. wre['o]n.]
To cover. [Obs.]
Wrie you in that mantle. --Chaucer.
\Wry\, a. [Compar. {Wrier}; superl. {Wriest}.] [Akin to OE. wrien to twist, to bend, AS. wrigian to tend towards, to drive.] 1. Turned to one side; twisted; distorted; as, a wry mouth. 2. Hence, deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place; as, wry words. Not according to the wry rigor of our neighbors, who never take up an old idea without some extravagance in its application. --Landor. 3. Wrested; perverted. He . . . puts a wry sense upon Protestant writers. --Atterbury. {Wry face}, a distortion of the countenance indicating impatience, disgust, or discomfort; a grimace. \Wry\, v. i. 1. To twist; to writhe; to bend or wind. 2. To deviate from the right way; to go away or astray; to turn side; to swerve. This Phebus gan awayward for to wryen. --Chaucer. How many Must murder wives much better than themselves For wrying but a little! --Shak. \Wry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wrying}.] [OE. wrien. See {Wry}, a.] To twist; to distort; to writhe; to wrest; to vex. --Sir P. Sidney. Guests by hundreds, not one caring If the dear host's neck were wried. --R. Browning. |
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