Sekirov Dictionary

wry

/ɹaɪ/

adjective 4
verb 4
noun 1
forms 7

adjective4

•
Turned away, contorted (of the face or body).
- '"Why, you snivelling, wry-faced, puny villain," gasped old Lobbs. — 1836
•
Dryly humorous; sardonic or ironic, usually in a way that suggests acknowledgement of a problem or difficult situation.
- "[T]he master says a wry word now and then; and so ye let your spirits go down, don't ye see, and all sorts o' fancies comes into your head." — 1871
Twisted, bent, crooked.
•
Deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place.
- Catherine hath made a wry stitch in her broidery, when she was thinking of something else than her work. — 1820

verb4

To twist or contort (the body, face, etc.).
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(no longer used) To turn (away); to swerve or deviate.
- God pricketh them of his great goodness still. And the grief of this great pang pincheth them at the heart, and of wickedness they wry away. — 1535
(no longer used) To divert; to cause to turn away.
(no longer used) To cover; clothe; cover up; cloak; hide.

noun1

Distortion.

forms

wried · wrying · wries · wrier · wryer · wriest · wryest

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