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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024wry /raɪ/USA pronunciation adj., wri•er, wri•est. - twisted out of shape or contorted, as the facial features when expressing displeasure:a wry grin.
- bitingly or bitterly ironic or amusing:a wry tale about the loss of innocence.
ˈwry•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wry (rī),USA pronunciation adj., wri•er, wri•est. - produced by a distortion or lopsidedness of the facial features:a wry grin.
- abnormally bent or turned to one side;
twisted;
crooked:a wry mouth. - devious in course or purpose;
misdirected. - contrary;
perverse. - distorted or perverted, as in meaning.
- bitterly or disdainfully ironic or amusing:a wry remark.
- 1515–25; adjective, adjectival use of wry to twist, Middle English wryen, Old English wrīgian to go, strive, tend, swerve; cognate with Dutch wrijgen to twist; akin to Old English wrigels, Latin rīcula veil, Greek rhoikós crooked
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged awry, askew.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged straight.
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