wry

About 0.93 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Turned away, contorted (of the face or body).
2. adjective Dryly humorous; sardonic or ironic, usually in a way that suggests acknowledgement of a problem or difficult situation.
3. adjective Twisted, bent, crooked.
4. adjective Deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place.
5. verb To turn (away); to swerve or deviate.
6. verb To divert; to cause to turn away.
7. verb To twist or contort (the body, face, etc.).
8. noun Distortion.

Similar words

crooked sarcastic sardonic humourous ironical ironic humorous dry contorted twisted

Often followed by

smile face grin faces humor and amusement sense comment

Word family

wried wries wryer wryest wrying wryly wryness wrynesses