wry
/ɹaɪ/ · noun
Meaning
- Distortion.
- To turn (away); to swerve or deviate.
- To divert; to cause to turn away.
- To twist or contort (the body, face, etc.).
- Turned away, contorted (of the face or body).
- Dryly humorous; sardonic or bitterly ironic.
- Twisted, bent, crooked.
- Deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place.
- To cover; clothe; cover up; cloak; hide.
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