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Definition wry

Etymology 1

From Middle English wrien, from Old English wr??ian (�to go, turn, twist, bend, strive, struggle, press forward, endeavor, venture�), from Proto-Germanic *wrig?n? (�to wriggle�), from Proto-Indo-European *wrey?- (�to turn, wrap, tie�), from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (�to turn, bend�). Compare awry, wriggle.

Adjective

wry (comparative wrier or wryer, superlative wriest or wryest)

1. Turned away, contorted (of the face or body).
2. Dryly humorous; sardonic or bitterly ironic.
3. Twisted, bent, crooked.
4. Deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place.

Verb

wry (third-person singular simple present wries, present participle wrying, simple past and past participle wried)

1. (obsolete, intransitive) To turn (away); to swerve or deviate.
2. (obsolete, transitive) To divert; to cause to turn away.
3. (transitive) To twist or contort (the body, face, etc.).

Noun

wry

1. (regional) Distortion.

Etymology 2

From Middle English wryen, wrien, wreon, wrihen, from Old English wr?on (�to cover, clothe, envelop, conceal, hide, protect, defend�), from Proto-Germanic *wr?han? (�to wrap, cover�), from Proto-Indo-European *wrey?- (�to turn, wrap, tie�), from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (�to turn, bend�).

Verb

wry (third-person singular simple present wries, present participle wrying, simple past and past participle wried)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To cover; clothe; cover up; cloak; hide.

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