A wry sense of humor is a sarcastic one. You were late for work, stepped into a mud puddle, and you forgot your lunch. If your co worker asks how your morning is going, you can reply with a wry tone, "Perfectly perfect."
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Adjective S.
humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit"
Adjective S.
disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking; "his rebellion is the bitter, sardonic laughter of all great satirists"- Frank Schoenberner; "a wry pleasure to be...reminded of all that one is missing"- Irwin Edman
Adjective S.
bent to one side; "a wry neck"
v. t.
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superl.
Turned to one side; twisted; distorted; as, a wry mouth.
superl.
Hence, deviating from the right direction; misdirected;
out of place; as, wry words.
superl.
Wrested; perverted.
v. i.
To twist; to writhe; to bend or wind.
v. i.
To deviate from the right way; to go away or astray; to
turn side; to swerve.
a.
To twist; to distort; to writhe; to wrest; to vex.
Wry
Wrie you in that mantle.
Wry
Not according to the wry rigor of our neighbors, who never take up an old idea without some extravagance in its application.3.
He . . . puts a wry sense upon Protestant writers.
Wry
This Phebus gan awayward for to wryen.
How many Must murder wives much better than themselves For wrying but a little!
Wry
Guests by hundreds, not one caring If the dear host's neck were wried.
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Turned to one side; twisted; distorted;
To twist; to writhe; to bend or wind.
To twist; to distort; to writhe; to wrest; to vex.
Usage Examples
James Bond is quite serious about his drinks and clothing and cigarettes and food and all that sort of thing. There is nothing wry or amused about James Bond.
I love Charlie, Billy Burke's character. Writing for him is so spectacular, he's so funny and wry and every scene he's in he just takes. There's a scene in 'Eclipse' where Bella tells him she's a virgin, and it's the funniest, most awkward scene I've ever seen on film.
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Other Usage ExamplesI think at its best the American sense of humor is the same as the British sense of humor at its best, which is to be wry and ironic and self deprecating.
I love the wry motto of the Paleontological Society, meant both literally and figuratively, for hammers are the main tool of our trade: Frango ut patefaciam - I break in order to reveal.
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