wry

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ɹaɪ/

Adjective

Turned away, contorted (of the face or body). / Dryly humorous; sardonic or bitterly ironic. / Twisted, bent, crooked. / Deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place.

Japanese Meaning

顔や体がねじれている、歪んでいる / 乾いたユーモアによる、皮肉的なまたは辛辣なアイロニーを帯びた / ねじれた、曲がった、歪んだ / 正しい方向から逸脱している、場違いな

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He offered a wry smile that seemed to pull his features sideways.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼は顔の筋肉が横に引きつるような歪んだ笑みを浮かべた。

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Sense（1）

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

'"Why, you snivelling, wry-faced, puny villain," gasped old Lobbs.

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Sense（2）

Dryly humorous; sardonic or bitterly ironic.

"[T]he master says a wry word now and then; and so ye let your spirits go down, don't ye see, and all sorts o' fancies comes into your head."

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Sense（3）

Twisted, bent, crooked.

Sense（4）

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

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wrier

（ comparative ）

wryer

（ comparative ）

wriest

（ superlative ）

wryest

（ superlative ）

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