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raɪwry
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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"
Synonyms:
ironical, teetotal, dry, ironic, juicelessAntonyms:
humorless, humourless, straight, unhumorouswryadjective
bent to one side
"a wry neck"
Synonyms:
ironical, dry, ironicAntonyms:
humourless, unhumorous, straight, humorless
Dictionary of English Synonymes
wryadjective
Synonyms:
distorted, twisted, crooked, askew, awry, on one side, turned to one side
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#2507 | dry | |
#18930 | ironic | |
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#40737 | askew | |
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#45203 | deranged | |
#92071 | contorted | |
#121994 | ironical |
Translations for wry
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- ساخرArabic
- jízlivý, sarkastický, křivý, pokřivenýCzech
- verdreht, sarkastisch, ironisch, schief, gewundenGerman
- sarkasmaEsperanto
- torcidoSpanish
- vääntää, johtaa harhaan, kuiva, kiero, pois, kääntynyt, vääntynytFinnish
- torduFrench
- राइHindi
- masamIndonesian
- stortoItalian
- subringenturLatin
- verdraaien, afkeren, zich, verwrongen, verdraaid, ironisch, wegdraaien, wringen, verwringen, droogDutch
- irônicoPortuguese
- skev, torr, spydig, syrlig, ironisk, förvridenSwedish
- 扭歪Chinese
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