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wry

/raɪ/

wryadjektiv

wrier

Komp.

wriest

Super.

/raɪ/

Übersetzungen

ироничный

She had a wry sense of humor that not everyone appreciated.

У нее было ироничное чувство юмора, которое не все ценили.

кривой

He gave a wry smile when he heard the news.

Он криво улыбнулся, когда услышал новость.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

лукавый

насмешливый

Definitionen

Using or expressing dry, especially mocking, humor.

She gave him a wry smile, acknowledging the irony of the situation.

Twisted into an expression of disgust, disappointment, or annoyance.

His face took on a wry expression when he heard the bad news.

Abnormally bent or turned to one side; twisted or distorted in shape.

The tree grew in a wry angle after years of strong coastal winds.

Synonyme

wryverb

wried

Präteritum

wried

Partizip Perfekt

wrying

Gerundium

/raɪ/

Archaic/literary use meaning 'to twist or contort'; still attested in modern corpora.

Definitionen

To twist, contort, or pull out of proper shape.

She wried her mouth in disbelief at the suggestion.

Synonyme