Meaning

1 senses

  1. (regional)Distortion.

Examples

7 sentences

  1. Tom gave me a wry smile.

    ruТом криво улыбнулся мне. — RusVictoric1993

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  2. Tom had a wry smile on his face.

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  3. Your wry insolence will not be rewarded.

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  4. His interjection prompts wry laughs and nervousness.

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  5. Mary looks to you with a wry, respectful smile.

    ruМэри смотрит на тебя с кривой уважительной улыбкой. — corvard

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Origin

From Middle English wrien, from Old English wrīġian (“to go, turn, twist, bend, strive, st

From Middle English wrien, from Old English wrīġian (“to go, turn, twist, bend, strive, struggle, press forward, endeavor, venture”), from Proto-Germanic *wrigōną (“to wriggle”), from Proto-Indo-European *wreyḱ- (“to turn, wrap, tie”), from *wer- (“to turn, bend”). Compare awry, wriggle.

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Forms

plural: wries
Singularwry
Pluralwries

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
wrongfulwrongfullywronglyB2wroughtwudux

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