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Synonyms for wry

Adjective

1. dry, ironic, ironical, wry, humorous (vs. humorless), humourous
usage: humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit"
2. wry, crooked (vs. straight)
usage: bent to one side; "a wry neck"
3. sardonic, wry, sarcastic (vs. unsarcastic)
usage: disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking; "his rebellion is the bitter, sardonic laughter of all great satirists"- Frank Schoenberner; "a wry pleasure to be...reminded of all that one is missing"- Irwin Edman
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