Definitions
humorously sarcastic or mocking
Word origin
From Middle English wrien, from Old English wrīġian (“to go, turn, twist, bend, strive, struggle, press forward, endeavor, venture”), from Proto-Germanic *wrigōną (“to wriggle”), from Proto-Indo-European *wreyḱ- (“to turn, wrap, tie”), from *wer- (“to turn, bend”). Compare awry, wriggle.
Used in a sentence
“'"Why, you snivelling, wry-faced, puny villain," gasped old Lobbs.”
““Humph! Had to,” said Pep with a wry grimace.”
“"[T]he master says a wry word now and then; and so ye let your spirits go down, don't ye see, and all sorts o' fancies comes into your head."”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Dryly humorous”3 letters
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