WRY


Meaning of WRY in English

adj. (wryer, wryest or wrier, wriest)

1. distorted or turned to one side.

2 (of a face or smile etc.) contorted in disgust, disappointment, or mockery.

3 (of humour) dry and mocking.

Derivatives:

wryly adv. wryness n.

Etymology: wry (v.) f. OE wrigian tend, incline, in ME deviate, swerve, contort

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.