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Definition of: wry
(rī) adjective wri·er, wri·est
1. Bent to one side or out of position; contorted; askew; also, made by twisting or distorting the features: a wry smile.
2. Hence, deviating from that which is right or proper; perverted, as a course or an interpretation; warped.
—v.t. wried, wry·ing To twist; contort. ♦ Homophone: rye. [ME wrye <OE wrigian move, tend]
—wry′ly adverb
—wry′ness noun
Wry may appear as a combining form in hyphemes, with the meaning of adjective definition 1:
| wry–eyed | wry–looking | wry–set |
| wry–faced | wry–mouthed | wry–toothed |
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