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# wry

adjective (wrier, wriest)

«wry» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A wry smile or wry face is a twisted smile or face that shows dislike, doubt or mixed feelings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wry/#m1)
2. Wry humour is dry and a little mocking. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wry/#m2)

### In the lessons

a character's face shows dislike, doubt or amusement

### Examples

- He gave a wry smile when he was told the news. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wry/#x1)
- She made a wry face at the bitter medicine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wry/#x2)
- "Pinocchio made a wry face," the story says. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wry/#x3)
- Nothing for maths. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wry/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «wry» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wry/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«wry» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/wry.html) on Mova free.