Thesaurus: wry

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1. v. t. To cover.
2. superl. Turned to one side; twisted; distorted; as, a wry mouth.
3. superl. Hence, deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place; as, wry words.
4. superl. Wrested; perverted.
5. v. i. To twist; to writhe; to bend or wind.
6. v. i. To deviate from the right way; to go away or astray; to turn side; to swerve.
7. a. To twist; to distort; to writhe; to wrest; to vex.
8. adj. humorously sarcastic or mocking
9. adj. bent to one side
10. To cover. [Obs.] Wrie you in that mantle. Chaucer. 1. Turned to one side; twisted; distorted; as, a wry mouth. 2. Hence, deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place; as, wry words. Not according to the wry rigor of our neighbors, who never take up an old idea without some extravagance in its application. Landor. 3. Wrested; perverted. He . . . puts a wry sense upon Protestant writers. Atterbury. Wry face, a distortion of the countenance indicating impatience, disgust, or discomfort; a grimace. 1. To twist; to writhe; to bend or wind. 2. To deviate from the right way; to go away or astray; to turn side; to swerve. This Phebus gan awayward for to wryen. Chaucer. How many Must murder wives much better than themselves For wrying but a little! Shak. To twist; to distort; to writhe; to wrest; to vex. Sir P. Sidney. Guests by hundreds, not one caring If the dear host's neck were wried. R. Browning.
11. To cover. [Obs.]Wrie you in that mantle. Chaucer.