adjective
wry
Twisted or crooked in shape or facial expression.
His mouth twists into a wry grimace as he tastes the medicine.
Etymology
The older verb concerns turning or bending. Wry preserves the resulting twisted or crooked shape, including an asymmetrical facial expression.
More examples
- He pulls a wry face as the bandage comes off.
- The portrait shows a wry mouth, with one corner lifted.
- Pain draws his lips into a wry line.
Forms
wry · wrier · wriest · wryer · wryest