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WRY
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Irregular inflected forms: wried
, wrier
, wriest
, wryer
, wryest
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Humorously sarcastic or mocking
Example:
with a wry Scottish wit
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
humorous; humourous (full of or characterized by humor)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Example:
a wry neck
Classified under:
Similar:
crooked (having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned)