English English Dictionary
Result for Wry
Wry
(v. t.)
To cover.
Wry
(superl.)
Turned to one side; twisted; distorted; as, a wry mouth.
Wry
(superl.)
Hence, deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place; as, wry words.
Wry
(superl.)
Wrested; perverted.
Wry
(v. i.)
To twist; to writhe; to bend or wind.
Wry
(v. i.)
To deviate from the right way; to go away or astray; to turn side; to swerve.
Wry
(a.)
To twist; to distort; to writhe; to wrest; to vex.