ALL meanings of wry
wry
W w - adjective wry humour, speech: dry, witty 1
- noun wry Using or expressing dry, especially mocking, humor. 1
- adjective wry produced by a distortion or lopsidedness of the facial features: a wry grin. 1
- adjective wry abnormally bent or turned to one side; twisted; crooked: a wry mouth. 1
- adjective wry devious in course or purpose; misdirected. 1
- adjective wry contrary; perverse. 1
- adjective wry distorted or perverted, as in meaning. 1
- adjective wry bitterly or disdainfully ironic or amusing: a wry remark. 1
- adjective wry If someone has a wry expression, it shows that they find a bad situation or a change in a situation slightly amusing. 0
- adjective wry A wry remark or piece of writing refers to a bad situation or a change in a situation in an amusing way. 0
- adjective wry twisted, contorted, or askew 0
- adjective wry (of a facial expression) produced or characterized by contorting of the features, usually indicating dislike 0
- adjective wry drily humorous; sardonic 0
- adjective wry warped, misdirected, or perverse 0
- adjective wry (of words, thoughts, etc) unsuitable or wrong 0
- verb wry to twist or contort 0
- verb transitive wry to writhe or twist 0
- adjective wry turned or bent to one side; twisted 0
- adjective wry made by twisting or distorting the features 0
- adjective wry distorted, as in meaning 0
- adjective wry dry, ironic, sardonic, etc. 0
- verb wry (Obsolete (No longer in use)) VI To turn (away); to swerve or deviate. 0
- verb wry (Obsolete (No longer in use)) VT To divert; to cause to turn away. 0
- verb wry (Transitive Verb) To twist or contort (the body, face etc.). 0
- verb wry (Transitive Verb) OBS To cover; clothe; cover up; cloak; hide. 0
- adjective wry Turned away, contorted (of the face or body). 0
- adjective wry Dryly humorous; sardonic or bitterly ironic. 0
- adjective wry Twisted, bent, crooked. 0
- adjective wry Deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place. 0