wry

/ɹaɪ/

noun

  1. 1

    Distortion.

verb

  1. 1

    To turn (away); to swerve or deviate.

  2. 2

    To divert; to cause to turn away.

  3. 3

    To twist or contort (the body, face, etc.).

adjective

  1. 1

    Turned away, contorted (of the face or body).

  2. 2

    Dryly humorous; sardonic or bitterly ironic.

  3. 3

    Twisted, bent, crooked.

  4. 4

    Deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place.

verb

  1. 1

    To cover; clothe; cover up; cloak; hide.

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