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• Wry
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(1):

(a.) To twist; to distort; to writhe; to wrest; to vex.

(2):

(v. t.) To cover.

(3):

(v. i.) To deviate from the right way; to go away or astray; to turn side; to swerve.

(4):

(superl.) Hence, deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place; as, wry words.

(5):

(superl.) Turned to one side; twisted; distorted; as, a wry mouth.

(6):

(v. i.) To twist; to writhe; to bend or wind.

(7):

(superl.) Wrested; perverted.