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Definitions for Wryness

[1] produced by a distortion or lopsidedness of the facial features: a wry grin.
[2] abnormally bent or turned to one side; twisted; crooked: a wry mouth.
[3] devious in course or purpose; misdirected.
[4] contrary; perverse.
[5] distorted or perverted, as in meaning.
[6] bitterly or disdainfully ironic or amusing: a wry remark.
[7] twisted, contorted, or askew
[8] (of a facial expression) produced or characterized by contorting of the features, usually indicating dislike
[9] drily humorous; sardonic
[10] warped, misdirected, or perverse
[11] (of words, thoughts, etc) unsuitable or wrong
[12] (tr) to twist or contort

Words related to Wryness

wrydeformity, deformation, unsightliness, pout, twist, grimace, ugliness, dislocation, malformation, anamorphosis, misproportion

Words nearby Wryness

wrywrought, wrought iron, wrought-up, wrung, wrvs, wry, wry-necked, wrybill, wrymouth, wryneck, ws

Origin of Wryness

1515–25; adj. use of wry to twist, Middle English wryen, Old English wrīgian to go, strive, tend, swerve; cognate with Dutch wrijgen to twist; akin to Old English wrigels, Latin rīcula veil, Greek rhoikós crooked

Other words from Wryness

wry·ly , adverb
wry·ness , noun

Word origin for Wryness

C16: from dialect wry to twist, from Old English wrīgian to turn; related to Old Frisian wrīgia to bend, Old Norse riga to move, Middle Low German wrīch bent, stubborn

Synonyms for Wryness

deformation, deformity, anamorphosis, crookedness, dislocation, grimace, malformation, pout, twist, ugliness, unsightliness, misproportion, misshapement