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Wry

noun
/ɹaɪ/
Word Frequency: 0.9

Definitions

1.nounDistortion.
2.verbTo turn (away); to swerve or deviate.
3.verbTo divert; to cause to turn away.
4.verbTo twist or contort (the body, face, etc.).
5.adjectiveTurned away, contorted (of the face or body).
6.adjectiveDryly humorous; sardonic or bitterly ironic.
7.adjectiveTwisted, bent, crooked.
8.adjectiveDeviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place.

Synonyms

crookedsarcasticsardonichumourousironicalironichumorousdrycontortedtwistedaskewdistorted

Rhymes With

exemplifyrectifyhighlieapplyfortifyawrymollify
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