About us
Define
Definitions for
"Wry"
Keywords:
wrest
,
writhe
,
vex
,
distort
,
perverted
Turned to one side; twisted; distorted; as, a wry mouth.
ftp.uga.edu
Wrested; perverted.
ftp.uga.edu
To twist; to writhe; to bend or wind.
ftp.uga.edu
To twist; to distort; to writhe; to wrest; to vex.
ftp.uga.edu
View 1 more results
Keywords:
mocking
,
satirists
,
disdainfully
,
irwin
,
schoenberner
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"
wordnet.princeton.edu
disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking; "his rebellion is the bitter, sardonic laughter of all great satirists"- Frank Schoenberner; "a wry pleasure to be...reminded of all that one is missing"- Irwin Edman
wordnet.princeton.edu
Keywords:
deviate
,
astray
,
swerve
,
misdirected
,
hence
Hence, deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place; as, wry words.
ftp.uga.edu
To deviate from the right way; to go away or astray; to turn side; to swerve.
ftp.uga.edu
Keywords:
bent
,
neck
,
side
,
one
bent to one side; "a wry neck"
wordnet.princeton.edu
Keywords:
cover
To cover.
ftp.uga.edu