Dictionary 1. (a.) Turned to one side; twisted; distorted; as, a wry smile\.2. (v. t.) To cover. 3. (superl.) Hence, deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place; as, wry words. 4. (superl.) Wrested; perverted. 5. (v. i.) To twist; to writhe; to bend or wind. 6. (v. i.) To deviate from the right way; to go away or astray; to turn side; to swerve. 7. (v.) To twist; to distort; to writhe; to wrest; to vex. Thesaurus agee agee-jawed askance askant askew askewgee asquint awry catawampous catawamptious cockeyed crooked cynical ironic skew skew-jawed skewed slaunchways squinting wamper-jawed wrest wring yaw-ways |