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Wry \Wry\, a. [Compar. {Wrier}; superl. {Wriest}.] [Akin to OE.
wrien to twist, to bend, AS. wrigian to tend towards, to
drive.]
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1. Turned to one side; twisted; distorted; as, a wry mouth.
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2. Hence, deviating from the right direction; misdirected;
out of place; as, wry words.
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Not according to the wry rigor of our neighbors, who
never take up an old idea without some extravagance
in its application. --Landor.
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3. Wrested; perverted.
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He . . . puts a wry sense upon Protestant writers.
--Atterbury.
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{Wry face}, a distortion of the countenance indicating
impatience, disgust, or discomfort; a grimace.
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Wry \Wry\, v. t. [AS. wre['o]n.]
To cover. [Obs.]
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Wrie you in that mantle. --Chaucer.
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Wry \Wry\, v. i.
1. To twist; to writhe; to bend or wind.
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2. To deviate from the right way; to go away or astray; to
turn side; to swerve.
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This Phebus gan awayward for to wryen. --Chaucer.
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How many
Must murder wives much better than themselves
For wrying but a little! --Shak.
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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.
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Guests by hundreds, not one caring
If the dear host's neck were wried. --R. Browning.
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