wry

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.2.1 Homophones 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.4.2 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Old English wrīġian. Compare awry, wriggle.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /raɪ/
• Rhymes: -aɪ

[edit] Homophones

• rye

[edit] Verb

to 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.).

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[edit] Adjective

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

1. Turned away, contorted (of the face or body).
2. Dryly humorous; sardonic or ironic.
3. Twisted, bent, crooked.

[edit] Derived terms

• wryly
• awry

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