Definitions for WRY
raɪwry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dry, ironic, ironical, wryadjective

   humorously sarcastic or mocking

   "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit"

2. wryadjective

   bent to one side

   "a wry neck"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Wryadjective

   Etymology: from writhe.

   1. Crooked; deviating from the right direction.

   Sometimes to her news of myself to tell
   I go about, but then is all my best
   Wry words, and stamm’ring, or else doltish dumb;
   Say then, can this but of enchantment come? Philip Sidney.

   Cutting the wry neck is never to be practised, but when the disorder is a contraction of the mastoideus muscle. Samuel Sharp.

   2. Distorted.

   It is but a kick with thy heels, and a wry mouth, and Sir Roger will be with thee. Arbuthnot.

   Instructive work! whose wry-mouth’d portraiture
   Display’d the fates her confessors endure. Alexander Pope.

   3. Wrung; perverted; wrested.

   He mangles and puts a wry sense upon protestant writers. Francis Atterbury.

2. To Wryverb

   To make to deviate; to distort.

   Etymology: from the adjective.

   To what pass are our minds brought, that from the right line of virtue are wryed to these crooked shifts? Philip Sidney.

3. To Wryverb

   To be contorted and writhed; to deviate from the right direction.

   Etymology: from the adjective.

   These wry too much on the right hand, ascribing to the holy scipture such kind of perfection as it cannot have. Sand.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wry

   Wry generally means cleverly or ironically humorous, often expressing a sense of ironic bemusement, dissatisfaction, or disdain. It can also refer to something that is twisted, turned, or bent out of shape, often used to describe expressions or physical attributes.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Wryverb

   to cover

2. Wry

   turned to one side; twisted; distorted; as, a wry mouth

3. Wry

   hence, deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place; as, wry words

4. Wry

   wrested; perverted

5. Wryverb

   to twist; to writhe; to bend or wind

6. Wryverb

   to deviate from the right way; to go away or astray; to turn side; to swerve

7. Wryadjective

   to twist; to distort; to writhe; to wrest; to vex

8. Etymology: [OE. wrien. See Wry, a.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Wry

   rī, adj. twisted or turned to one side: not in the right direction.—n. (prov.) distortion.—v.i. (Shak.) to go astray.—v.t. to give a twist to, pervert.—n. Wry′bill, a New Zealand plover with bill bent sideways.—adv. Wry′ly.—adj. Wry′-mouthed, having a crooked mouth, unflattering.—n. Wry′-neck, a twisted or distorted neck: a small bird allied to the woodpecker, which twists round its head strangely when surprised.—adj. Wry′-necked.—n. Wry′ness.—Make a wry face, or mouth, to pucker up the face, or mouth, in sign of disgust or pain. [A.S. wrigian, to drive, bend. Ult. conn. with wriggle and writhe.]

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1. WRY

   What does WRY stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the WRY acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. WRY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Wry is ranked #71265 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Wry surname appeared 274 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Wry.
   
   96.3% or 264 total occurrences were White.
   1.8% or 5 total occurrences were Black.

How to pronounce WRY?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of WRY in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of WRY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of WRY in a Sentence

1. Thomas Traherne:

   A little grit in the eye destroyeth the sight of the very heavens, and a little malice or envy a world of joys. One wry principle in the mind is of infinite consequence.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=WRY
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=WRY
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/WRY
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=WRY
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html