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Definition of Wry
Wry Wry Wry, a. [Compar. Wrier; superl. Wriest.] [Akin to OE.
wrien to twist, to bend, AS. wrigian to tend towards, to
drive.]
1. Turned to one side; twisted; distorted; as, a wry mouth.
2. Hence, deviating from the right direction; misdirected;
out of place; as, wry words.
Not according to the wry rigor of our neighbors, who
never take up an old idea without some extravagance
in its application. --Landor.
3. Wrested; perverted.
He . . . puts a wry sense upon Protestant writers.
--Atterbury.
Wry face, a distortion of the countenance indicating
impatience, disgust, or discomfort; a grimace.
Wry Wry Wry, v. i.
1. To twist; to writhe; to bend or wind.
2. To deviate from the right way; to go away or astray; to
turn side; to swerve.
This Phebus gan awayward for to wryen. --Chaucer.
How many Must murder wives much better than
themselves For wrying but a little! --Shak.
