wry

R0361200 (rī)adj. wri·er (rī′ər), wri·est (rī′ĭst) or wry·er or wry·est 1. Funny in an understated, sarcastic, or ironic way: a wry sense of humor.2. Temporarily twisted in an expression of distaste or displeasure: made a wry face.3. Archaic Abnormally twisted or bent to one side; crooked: a wry nose.

[From Middle English wrien, to turn, from Old English wrīgian; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]

wry′ly adv.wry′ness n.

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(raɪ) adj, wrier, wriest, wryer or wryest1. twisted, contorted, or askew2. (of a facial expression) produced or characterized by contorting of the features, usually indicating dislike3. drily humorous; sardonic4. warped, misdirected, or perverse5. (of words, thoughts, etc) unsuitable or wrongvb, wries, wrying or wried (tr) to twist or contort[C16: from dialect wry to twist, from Old English wrīgian to turn; related to Old Frisian wrīgia to bend, Old Norse riga to move, Middle Low German wrīch bent, stubborn] ˈwryly adv ˈwryness n

wry

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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.

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Past participle: wried
Gerund: wrying

Imperative
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Present
I wry
you wry
he/she/it wries
we wry
you wry
they wry

Preterite
I wried
you wried
he/she/it wried
we wried
you wried
they wried

Present Continuous
I am wrying
you are wrying
he/she/it is wrying
we are wrying
you are wrying
they are wrying

Present Perfect
I have wried
you have wried
he/she/it has wried
we have wried
you have wried
they have wried

Past Continuous
I was wrying
you were wrying
he/she/it was wrying
we were wrying
you were wrying
they were wrying

Past Perfect
I had wried
you had wried
he/she/it had wried
we had wried
you had wried
they had wried

Future
I will wry
you will wry
he/she/it will wry
we will wry
you will wry
they will wry

Future Perfect
I will have wried
you will have wried
he/she/it will have wried
we will have wried
you will have wried
they will have wried

Future Continuous
I will be wrying
you will be wrying
he/she/it will be wrying
we will be wrying
you will be wrying
they will be wrying

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been wrying
you have been wrying
he/she/it has been wrying
we have been wrying
you have been wrying
they have been wrying

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been wrying
you will have been wrying
he/she/it will have been wrying
we will have been wrying
you will have been wrying
they will have been wrying

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been wrying
you had been wrying
he/she/it had been wrying
we had been wrying
you had been wrying
they had been wrying

Conditional
I would wry
you would wry
he/she/it would wry
we would wry
you would wry
they would wry

Past Conditional
I would have wried
you would have wried
he/she/it would have wried
we would have wried
you would have wried
they would have wried

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	wry - humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit"ironic, ironical, dryhumorous, humourous - full of or characterized by humor; "humorous stories"; "humorous cartoons"; "in a humorous vein"
	2.	wry - bent to one side; "a wry neck"crooked - having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; "crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth"

wry

adjectiveMarked by or displaying contemptuous mockery of the motives or virtues of others:cynic, cynical, ironic, ironical, sardonic.

Translations

撇嘴苦笑

wry

(rai) adjective slightly mocking. a wry smile. 苦笑，撇嘴 ˈwryly adverb 扭斜地，挖苦地，表情冷漠地

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Synonyms for wry

adj marked by or displaying contemptuous mockery of the motives or virtues of others

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adj humorously sarcastic or mocking

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adj bent to one side

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