wriest


wri·est

W0238100 (rī′ĭst)adj.A superlative of wry.

wriest

(ˈraɪɪst) or

wryest

adj the superlative of wry

wry

(raɪ)

adj. wri•er, wri•est. 1. distorted; lopsided: a wry grin. 2. abnormally bent or turned to one side; twisted. 3. devious in course or purpose; misdirected. 4. contrary; perverse. 5. bitingly ironic or amusing: a wry remark. [1515–25; adj. use of wry to twist, Middle English; Old English wrīgian to go, strive, tend, swerve, c. Old Frisian wrīgia to bend; akin to Greek rhoikós crooked] wry′ly, adv. wry′ness, n.