wry English

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wry Adjective

— If someone is being wry then they are being sarcastically humorous.

wry

— adjective (= dry, ironic, ironical) humorously sarcastic or mocking dry humor an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely an ironic novel an ironical smile with a wry Scottish wit

— adjective bent to one side a wry neck

Synonyms wry synonyms

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wry English » English

distorted

twisted

ironic

warped

ironical

crooked

awry

woeful

woebegone

tortuous

sullen

skew

oblique

dry

contorted

cockeyed

askew

wrong

wonky

wily

unpleasant

underhanded

underhand

transverse

sulky

strange

squinty

sneaky

sly

slanting

slant

sidelong

sardonic

rakish

perverse

morose

kinky

incorrect

grouchy

fly

flighty

devious

curved

cunning

crafty

crackpot

confused

blind

bilious

bent

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