Definition of wry

• v. t. - To cover.
• superl. - Turned to one side; twisted; distorted; as, a wry mouth.
• superl. - Hence, deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place; as, wry words.
• superl. - Wrested; perverted.
• v. i. - To twist; to writhe; to bend or wind.
• v. i. - To deviate from the right way; to go away or astray; to turn side; to swerve.
• a. - To twist; to distort; to writhe; to wrest; to vex.