Mary looks to you with a wry, respectful smile.
Source: tatoeba (1566549)
Wry
//ɹaɪ//
Synonyms for "wry" (31 found)
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Closest matches (7)
Strong matches (9)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (15)
Verb(1 words)
Related word relations
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Translations
77 translations across 17 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- извит adj (twisted)
- изкривен adj (contorted)
- крив adj (contorted)
- язвителен adj (dryly humorous)
Czech
4 entries- jízlivý adj (dryly humorous)
- křivý adj (contorted)
- křivý adj (twisted)
- pokřivený adj (contorted)
Dutch
4 entries- droog adj (dryly humorous)
- ironisch adj (dryly humorous)
- verdraaid adj (contorted)
- verdraaid adj (twisted)
Finnish
4 entries- kiero adj (twisted)
- kuiva adj (dryly humorous)
- poispäin kääntynyt adj (contorted)
- vääntynyt adj (twisted)
French
4 entries- ironique adj (dryly humorous)
- tordu adj (contorted)
- tordu adj (twisted)
- tordre verb (to twist)
Galician
3 entries- arrevesado adj (twisted)
- revirado adj (twisted)
- sardónico adj (dryly humorous)
German
4 entries- gewunden adj (twisted)
- ironisch adj (dryly humorous)
- sarkastisch adj (dryly humorous)
- verdreht adj (contorted)
Greek
4 entries- λοξός adj (contorted)
- πικρόχολος adj (dryly humorous)
- σαρκαστικός adj (dryly humorous)
- στρεβλός adj (contorted)
Hungarian
1 entries- eltorzult adj (contorted)
Italian
1 entries- sarcastico adj (dryly humorous)
Māori
4 entries- hapa adj (twisted)
- hape adj (twisted)
- koronuke adj (twisted)
- korotuke adj (twisted)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- بورمق verb (to twist)
Romanian
4 entries- ironic adj (dryly humorous)
- răsucit adj (twisted)
- sarcastic adj (dryly humorous)
- sardonic adj (dryly humorous)
Russian
4 entries- искажённый adj (contorted)
- искривлённый adj (twisted)
- скривившийся adj (contorted)
- язвительный adj (dryly humorous)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- ironičan adj (dryly humorous)
Swedish
4 entries- förvriden adj (contorted)
- ironisk adj (dryly humorous)
- skev adj (contorted)
- spydig adj (dryly humorous)
Woiwurrung
1 entries- wy-drring adj (twisted)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
Your wry insolence will not be rewarded.
Source: tatoeba (2009940)
With a wry face I went out into the hall and opened the door. To my astonishment it was Sherlock Holmes who stood upon my step.
Source: tatoeba (7009421)
Tom had a wry smile on his face.
Source: tatoeba (10682290)
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