wry

«wry» in Mova's school dictionary: a twisted smile or face that shows dislike, doubt or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (wrier, wriest)

meaning for a pupil

1) A wry smile or wry face is a twisted smile or face that shows dislike, doubt or mixed feelings. tree →

2) Wry humour is dry and a little mocking. tree →

sense in the lessons

a character's face shows dislike, doubt or amusement

examples

• He gave a wry smile when he was told the news. tree →
• She made a wry face at the bitter medicine. tree →
• "Pinocchio made a wry face," the story says. tree →
• Nothing for maths. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «wry» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.