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  Overview  of  adj  wry 
 
  The  adj  wry  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  dry,  ironic,  ironical,  wry  --  (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") 
  2.  wry  --  (bent  to  one  side  "a  wry  neck") 
  3.  sardonic,  wry  --  (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) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  wry 
 
  3  senses  of  wry 
 
  Sense  1 
  dry,  ironic,  ironical,  wry 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  humorous)  ->  humorless,  unhumorous 
 
  Sense  2 
  wry 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  crooked)  ->  straight 
 
  Sense  3 
  sardonic,  wry 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  sarcastic)  ->  unsarcastic 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  wry 
 
  3  senses  of  wry 
 
  Sense  1 
  dry,  ironic,  ironical,  wry 
  =>  humorous  (vs.  humorless) 
 
  Sense  2 
  wry 
  =>  crooked  (vs.  straight) 
 
  Sense  3 
  sardonic,  wry 
  =>  sarcastic  (vs.  unsarcastic) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  wry 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  wry 
 
  wry  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  wry 
  awry 
  wry 
 
  Overview  of  adj  wry 
 
  The  adj  wry  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  dry,  ironic,  ironical,  wry  --  (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") 
  2.  wry  --  (bent  to  one  side  "a  wry  neck") 
  3.  sardonic,  wry  --  (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) 



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