WRY (wried, wrier, wriest, wryer, wryest)

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IPA (US):

Irregular inflected forms: wried    , wrier    , wriest    , wryer    , wryest   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does wry mean? 

• WRY (adjective)
  The adjective WRY has 2 senses:

1. humorously sarcastic or mocking

2. bent to one side

  Familiarity information: WRY used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WRY (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Humorously sarcastic or mocking

Synonyms:

dry; ironic; ironical; wry

Context example:

with a wry Scottish wit

Similar:

humorous; humourous (full of or characterized by humor)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Bent to one side

Context example:

a wry neck

Similar:

crooked (having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned)

 Context examples 

With a wry face I went out into the hall and opened the door.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Here Lucy made a wry face.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

He made a wry face and attempted to wash the taste away with coffee.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

She covered her ears hastily and made a wry grimace.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

“Ah,” he remarked, with a wry pucker of his mouth, “I see you still believe in such things as right and wrong.”

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

Miss Crocker tasted first, made a wry face, and drank some water hastily.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

“I should,” said Lord Holdhurst, with a wry face.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

She made a wry pucker with her mouth, as though to advertise her ignorance of dressmaking.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

But she made a wry face at the prospect, and scratched away at her palette as if bent on vigorous measures before she gave up her hopes.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)