| Front | wry |
|---|---|
| Back | BrE /raɪ/NAmE /raɪ/adjective [usually before noun]1 showing that you are both amused and disappointed or annoyed‘At least we got one vote,’ she said with a wry smile. He pulled a wry face when I asked him how it had gone. 2 amusing in a way that shows ironya wry comedy about family life a wry comment wry humour wryly/BrE raɪli; NAmE raɪli/ adverbto smile wrylywry•ness/BrE raɪnəs; NAmE raɪnəs/ noun [uncountable] |
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