Wryly
produced by a distortion or lopsidedness of the facial features:
a wry grin.
abnormally bent or turned to one side; twisted; crooked:
a wry mouth.
devious in course or purpose; misdirected.
contrary; perverse.
distorted or perverted, as in meaning.
bitterly or disdainfully ironic or amusing:
a wry remark.
contemporary examples
jfk’s intern-mistress mimi alford confesses, ‘i did love him’ leslie bennetts february 9, 2012
will britain’s coalition government survive? peter hoskin august 17, 2010
worlds collide at the whitney art party jack bryan june 9, 2010
remembering my father, cary grant malcolm jones may 2, 2011
dan stevens blows up ‘downton’: from chubby-cheeked aristo to lean, mean american psycho tim teeman september 18, 2014
historical examples
a discourse concerning ridicule and irony in writing (1729) anthony collins
mercenary dallas mccord reynolds
the common man guy mccord (aka dallas mccord reynolds)
adaptation dallas mccord reynolds
greener than you think ward moore
adjective wrier, wriest, wryer, wryest
twisted, contorted, or askew
(of a facial expression) produced or characterized by contorting of the features, usually indicating dislike
drily humorous; sardonic
warped, misdirected, or perverse
(of words, thoughts, etc) unsuitable or wrong
verb wries, wrying, wried
(transitive) to twist or contort
adv.
adj.
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