adjectiveWord forms: wrier, wriest, wryer or wryest
1.
twisted, contorted, or askew
2.
(of a facial expression) produced or characterized by contorting of the features, usually indicatingdislike
3.
drily humorous; sardonic
4.
warped, misdirected, or perverse
5.
(of words, thoughts, etc) unsuitable or wrong
verbWord forms: wries, wrying or wried
6. (transitive)
to twist or contort
Derived forms
wryly (ˈwryly)
adverb
wryness (ˈwryness)
noun
Word origin
C16: from dialect wry to twist, from Old English wrīgian to turn; related to Old Frisian wrīgia to bend, Old Norse riga to move, Middle Low German wrīch bent, stubborn