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wry |
Grep of noun wry clarence malcolm lowry cowry dowry jewry l. s. lowry laurence stephen lowry lowry malcolm lowry outlawry wry face wrymouth wryneck 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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