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wry
adjective
()
humorously sarcastic or mocking
Synonyms:
dry
,
ironic
,
ironical
,
Examples:
With a wry Scottish wit.
wry
adjective
()
bent to one side
Examples:
A wry neck.
Words Related to
wry
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sardonic
,
sarcastic
,
humorous
,
humourous
,
ironic
,
ironical
,
crooked
,
dry
,
contorted
,
twisted
,
askew
,
distorted
,
droll
,
deadpan
,
witty
,
rueful
,
satiric
,
poignant
,
acerbic
,
sly
,
snarky
,
wistful
,
lighthearted
,
pithy
,
irreverent
,
jocular
,
trenchant
,
melancholy
,
satirical
,
snide
,
comical
,
puckish
,
playful
,
quirky
,
perceptive
,
flippant
,
poetic
,
hilarious
,
waggish
,
comedic
,
funny
,
melancholic
,
cheeky
,
insightful
,
mordant
,
laconic
,
glib
,
blithe
,
waspish
,
sardonian
,
parodic
,
lugubrious
,
genial
,
jokey
,
unsentimental
,
curmudgeonly
,
insouciant
,
mirthful
,
jaunty
,
humoristic
,
epigrammatic
,
absurdist
,
seriocomic
,
erudite
,
winsome
,
guileless
,
misanthropic
,
gruff
,
scabrous
,
teacherly
,
uproarious
,
affectless
,
uninflected
,
barbed
,
larky
,
charming
,
ribald
,
aphoristic
,
morose
,
quavery
,
beguiling
,
whimsical
,
tragicomic
,
shavian
,
snappy
,
unsparing
,
plangent
,
comic
,
impish
,
elegiac
,
nuanced
,
hemingwayesque
,
bathetic
,
thoughtful
,
doleful
,
warmhearted
,
sententious
,
flinty
,
smirky
,
introspective
,
wry
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