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wriest |
Overview of adj wry The adj wry has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) dry, ironic, ironical, wry -- (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") 2. wry -- (bent to one side "a wry neck") 3. sardonic, wry -- (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) Antonyms of adj wry 3 senses of wry Sense 1 dry, ironic, ironical, wry INDIRECT (VIA humorous) -> humorless, unhumorous Sense 2 wry INDIRECT (VIA crooked) -> straight Sense 3 sardonic, wry INDIRECT (VIA sarcastic) -> unsarcastic Similarity of adj wry 3 senses of wry Sense 1 dry, ironic, ironical, wry => humorous (vs. humorless) Sense 2 wry => crooked (vs. straight) Sense 3 sardonic, wry => sarcastic (vs. unsarcastic) Attributes of adj wry Familiarity of adj wry wry used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj wry awry wry Overview of adj wry The adj wry has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) dry, ironic, ironical, wry -- (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") 2. wry -- (bent to one side "a wry neck") 3. sardonic, wry -- (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)
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