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wry Tweet Definition of wry Like Definition of wry on Facebook
verb (wries, wrying, 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.).
Translations: 
  • Dutch: nl(nl, wringen, (t, nl, verwringen), {{t)verdraaien
    (trans-mid)
    (trans-bottom)
adjective (wryer or wrier, wryest or wriest)
  1. Turned away, contorted (of the face or body).
  2. dryly, Dryly humorous; sardonic or ironic.
  3. twisted, Twisted, bent, crooked.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: (t, nl, verdraaid), (t, nl, verwrongen)
    (trans-mid)
    (trans-bottom)
Etymology: From wrigian, wrÄÄian. Compare awry, wriggle.

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