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wryest Definition


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wry
adj wryer, wryest
    1. Said eg of a smile: slightly mocking or bitter; ironic.
    2. Said of a facial expression: with the features distorted or twisted into a grimace, in reaction to a bitter taste, etc.
    3. Said of humour: dry.
      Thesaurus: droll, sardonic, sarcastic, ironic, mocking, dry, subtle.
    4. Twisted to one side; awry.
Derivative: wryly
adverb
    Derivative: wryness
    noun
      Etymology: Anglo-Saxon wrigian to turn or twist.



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