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Meaning of wry

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

wry

Pronunciation:/ɹaɪ/

noun

Definitions

  1. Distortion.

verb

Definitions

  1. To turn (away); to swerve or deviate.

  2. To divert; to cause to turn away.

  3. To twist or contort (the body, face, etc.).

adjective

Definitions

  1. Turned away, contorted (of the face or body).

  2. Dryly humorous; sardonic or bitterly ironic.

  3. Twisted, bent, crooked.

  4. Deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wry

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