• (superl.) Wrested; perverted. • (superl.) Hence, deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place; as, wry words. • (v. t.) To cover. • (v. i.) To deviate from the right way; to go away or astray; to turn side; to swerve. • (v. i.) To twist; to writhe; to bend or wind. • (superl.) Turned to one side; twi... Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/wry/
Wry adjective [ Compar. Wrier ; superl. Wriest .] [ Akin to Middle English wrien to twist, to bend, Anglo-Saxon wrigian to tend towards, to drive.] 1. Turned to one side; twisted; distorted; as, a wry mouth. ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/56
Wry intransitive verb 1. To twist; to writhe; to bend or wind. 2. To deviate from the right way; to go away or astray; to turn side; to swerve. « This Phebus gan awayward for to wryen .» Chaucer. « How many Must murder wives much better than themselve... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/56