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wry /rī/ adjective (wryˈer or wriˈer; wryˈest or wriˈest)- (of a facial expression) with the features twisted into a grimace
- (of a remark, sense of humour, etc) mocking, bitter, ironic or sardonic
- Twisted or turned to one side or in the wrong direction
- Perverse, cross, ill-natured (old)
noun (rare)Distortion intransitive verb- To swerve, go astray (obsolete)
- To be deflected, undergo deflection (obsolete)
- To writhe (obsolete)
transitive verb- To give a twist to, contort (archaic)
- To avert (the face, head, etc; obsolete)
- To pervert (obsolete)
adverb Wryly ORIGIN: OE wrīgian to strive, move, turn wryˈly adverb wryˈness noun wryˈbill noun A New Zealand bird (Anarhynchus frontalis), related to the plovers, having a sideways-curving bill with which it gets food from under stones wryˈ-mouthed adjective - Having a crooked mouth
- (of criticism, etc) mocking, bitter (old)
wryˈneck noun - A twisted position of the head on the neck due to spasm, with torsion of the cervical muscles, or to congenital injury to a neck muscle
- A member of a genus of small birds (genus Jynx) related to the woodpecker, which twist round their heads strangely when surprised
wryˈ-necked adjective - Having wryneck, or a twisted neck
- Denoting a kind of fife, either as having a twisted neck or played with the head on one side (Shakespeare)
make or pull a wry face or mouth To pucker up the face or mouth in reaction to a bitter or astringent taste, or to pain, or to express disgust or distaste |