wry
adjective
[ rʌɪ ]
• using or expressing dry, especially mocking, humour.
• "a wry smile"
Similar:
ironic,
sardonic,
satirical,
mocking,
scoffing,
sneering,
derisive,
scornful,
sarcastic,
double-edged,
dry,
droll,
witty,
humorous,
sarky,
• (of a person's face or features) twisted into an expression of disgust, disappointment, or annoyance.
Similar:
disgusted,
displeased,
discontented,
offended,
unimpressed,
annoyed,
irritated,
irked,
vexed,
piqued,
nettled,
put out,
disgruntled,
peeved,
narked,
hacked off,
cheesed off,
sore,
ticked off,
teed off,
pissed off,
• (of the neck or features) distorted or turned to one side.
• "a remedy for wry necks"
Origin:
early 16th century (in the sense ‘contorted’): from Old English wrīgian ‘tend, incline’, in Middle English ‘deviate, swerve, contort’.
