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wried

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Wry \Wry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wried}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Wrying}.] [OE. wrien. See {Wry}, a.]
   To twist; to distort; to writhe; to wrest; to vex. --Sir P.
   Sidney.

         Guests by hundreds, not one caring If the dear host's
         neck were wried.                         --R. Browning.

Source : WordNet®

wry
     adj 1: 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" [syn: {dry}, {ironic}, {ironical}]
     2: bent to one side; "a wry neck"
     3: disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking;
        "his rebellion is the bitter, sardonic laughter of all
        great satirists"- Frank Schoenberner; "a wry pleasure to
        be...reminded of all that one is missing"- Irwin Edman
        [syn: {sardonic}]
     [also: {wried}, {wryest}, {wryer}, {wriest}, {wrier}]

wried
     See {wry}
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