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wry

adjective

/raɪ/

Meaning

twisted or distorted in expression; showing dry, mocking humor

He gave a wry smile after hearing the sarcastic remark.

wry smile

ironic, sardonic, sarcastic, twisted, dry

serious, straightforward, genuine

wry smile, wry humor, wry expression, wry face

capable of producing abundant vegetation or crops; able to conceive children

moving or happening quickly; rapid; swift

having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition

relating to extreme or fundamental change; far-reaching in effect

in a dying state; near death or becoming obsolete

not right or just; treating people in a way that favors some over others