wryness

wryness: wry ► ADJECTIVE (wryer, wryest or wrier, wriest) 1) using or expressing dry, especially mocking, humour. 2) (of a person's face) twisted into an expression of disgust, disappointment, or annoyance. 3) bending or twisted to one side.

DERIVATIVES wryly adverb wryness noun.

ORIGIN from an Old English word meaning «tend, incline», later «swerve, contort».

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Wryness — Wry ness, n. The quality or state of being wry, or distorted. W. Montagu. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wryness — noun ( es) : the quality or state of being wry big in the way it treats human beings with a wryness born of compassion Eric Goldman … Useful english dictionary
wryness — noun see wry II … New Collegiate Dictionary
wryness — See wryly. * * * … Universalium
wryness — noun The state of being wry … Wiktionary
wryness — n. state of being distorted; state of being twisted; state of being falsified; irony, bitterness … English contemporary dictionary
wryness — wry·ness … English syllables
wryness — See: wry … English dictionary
wry — I. verb (wried; wrying) Etymology: Middle English wrien, from Old English wrigian to turn; akin to Middle High German rigel kerchief wound around the head, Greek rhiknos shriveled, Avestan urvisyeiti he turns Date: 14th century intransitive verb… … New Collegiate Dictionary
David Brinkley — For the Maryland politician, see David R. Brinkley. David Brinkley Born July 10, 1920(1920 07 10) Wilmington, North Carolina Died June 11, 2003 … Wikipedia

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