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Wry

speaker

Meaning

Adj

Turned
,
(of the
or body).
Dryly
;
or
ironic.
Twisted,
, crooked.
Deviating from the right
;
;
place.

Verb

To
(away); to
or deviate.
To
; to cause to
away.
To
or
(the body,
, etc.).
To
;
;
;
; hide.

Noun

In Regional English:
Distortion.
Sourced from
Wiktionary

Origin

wry
English
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wrien
Middle English (1100-1500)
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wrigian
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
wryen
Middle English (1100-1500)
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Etym
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