Wry

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·superl Wrested; perverted.

II. Wry ·vt To Cover.

III. Wry ·superl Turned to one side; twisted; distorted; as, a wry mouth.

IV. Wry ·vi To Twist; to Writhe; to bend or wind.

V. Wry ·superl Hence, deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place; as, wry words.

VI. Wry ·vi To deviate from the right way; to go away or astray; to turn side; to Swerve.

VII. Wry ·adj To Twist; to Distort; to Writhe; to Wrest; to Vex.