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1. wry
adjective. ['ˈraɪ'] humorously sarcastic or mocking.
Etymology
- wrien (Middle English (1100-1500))
- wrigian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- wryen (Middle English (1100-1500))
Rhymes with Wry
- adl-tabatabai
- dwi
- oversupply
- standby
- semidry
- resupply
- private-eye
- misapply
- isty
- drip-dry
- cspi
- whereby
- underly
- underlie
- overfly
- mistry
- mcfly
- lxi
- drive-by
- comply
- versailles
- thereby
- switaj
- supply
- sundai
- sri
- shanghai
- sci
- retry
- reply
How do you pronounce wry?
Pronounce wry as raɪ.
US - How to pronounce wry in American English
UK - How to pronounce wry in British English
Sentences with wry
1. Noun, singular or mass
Sudden wry tail carriage also occurs due to injury.
2. Adjective
Symptoms of wry neck in rabbits are similar to those of guinea pigs.
Quotes about wry
1. I love Charlie, Billy Burke's character. Writing for him is so spectacular, he's so funny and wry and every scene he's in he just takes. There's a scene in 'Eclipse' where Bella tells him she's a virgin, and it's the funniest, most awkward scene I've ever seen on film.
- Melissa Rosenberg
2. Somebody says, 'Do a Tom Bodett, a folksy kind of thing,' and it sounds like something out of 'Hee Haw,' very insulting. They turn wry humor into disparaging sarcasm, and you get what amounts to insulting advertising.
- Tom Bodett
3. I think at its best the American sense of humor is the same as the British sense of humor at its best, which is to be wry and ironic and self deprecating.
- Simon Pegg