Definition von „wry“ auf Englisch

adjective

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

2. Dryly humorous; sardonic or bitterly ironic.

3. Twisted, bent, crooked.

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

verb

1. (obsolete, intransitive) To turn (away); to swerve or deviate.

2. (obsolete, transitive) To divert; to cause to turn away.

3. (transitive) To twist or contort (the body, face, etc.).

noun

1. (regional) Distortion.

verb

1. (transitive, obsolete) To cover; clothe; cover up; cloak; hide.