wry

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From Middle English wrien, from Old English wrīġian (“to go, turn, twist, bend, strive, struggle, press forward, endeavor, venture”), from Proto-Germanic *wrigōną (“to wriggle”), from Proto-Indo-European *wreyḱ- (“to turn, wrap, tie”), from *wer- (“to turn, bend”). Compare awry, wriggle.

From Middle English wryen, wrien, wreon, wrihen, from Old English wrēon (“to cover, clothe, envelop”), from Proto-West Germanic *wrīhan, from Proto-Germanic *wrīhaną (“to wrap, cover”), from Proto-Indo-European *wreyḱ- (“to turn, wrap, tie”), from *wer- (“to turn, bend”).

77 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: крив (kriv) — contorted
• Bulgarian: изкривен (izkriven) — contorted
• Czech: pokřivený — contorted
• Czech: křivý — contorted
• Dutch: verdraaid — contorted
• Dutch: verwrongen — contorted
• Finnish: poispäin kääntynyt — contorted
• French: tordu — contorted
• German: verdreht — contorted
• Greek: στρεβλός (strevlós) — contorted
• Greek: λοξός (loxós) — contorted
• Hungarian: eltorzult — contorted
• Russian: искажённый (iskažónnyj) — contorted
• Russian: скривившийся (skrivivšijsja) — contorted
• Swedish: förvriden — contorted
• Swedish: skev — contorted
• Bulgarian: язвителен (jazvitelen) — dryly humorous
• Czech: jízlivý — dryly humorous
• Czech: sarkastický — dryly humorous
• Dutch: droog — dryly humorous
• Dutch: ironisch — dryly humorous
• Finnish: kuiva — dryly humorous
• French: ironique — dryly humorous
• Galician: sardónico — dryly humorous
• German: sarkastisch — dryly humorous
• German: ironisch — dryly humorous
• Greek: πικρόχολος (pikrócholos) — dryly humorous
• Greek: σαρκαστικός (sarkastikós) — dryly humorous
• Italian: sarcastico — dryly humorous
• Romanian: ironic — dryly humorous
• Romanian: sardonic — dryly humorous
• Romanian: sarcastic — dryly humorous
• Russian: язвительный (jazvitelʹnyj) — dryly humorous
• Serbo-Croatian: ironičan — dryly humorous
• Swedish: spydig — dryly humorous
• Swedish: syrlig — dryly humorous
• Swedish: ironisk — dryly humorous
• Swedish: torr — dryly humorous
• Bulgarian: извит (izvit) — twisted
• Czech: pokřivený — twisted
• Czech: křivý — twisted
• Dutch: verdraaid — twisted
• Dutch: verwrongen — twisted
• Finnish: kiero — twisted
• Finnish: vääntynyt — twisted
• French: tordu — twisted
• Galician: revirado — twisted
• Galician: arrevesado — twisted
• German: verdreht — twisted
• German: gewunden — twisted
• Greek: στρεβλός (strevlós) — twisted
• Māori: koronuke — twisted
• Māori: hapa — twisted
• Māori: hape — twisted
• Māori: kōiheihe — twisted
• Māori: korotuke — twisted
• Romanian: răsucit — twisted
• Romanian: sucit — twisted
• Russian: искривлённый (iskrivljónnyj) — twisted
• Woiwurrung: wy-drring — twisted
• Dutch: wegdraaien — to turn away
• Dutch: zich afkeren — to turn away
• Finnish: kääntyä pois — to turn away
• Dutch: wegdraaien — to divert
• Finnish: johtaa harhaan — to divert
• Swedish: avleda — to divert
• Bulgarian: извивам (izvivam) — to twist
• Bulgarian: изкривявам (izkrivjavam) — to twist
• Dutch: wringen — to twist
• Dutch: verwringen — to twist
• Dutch: verdraaien — to twist
• Finnish: vääntää — to twist
• French: tordre — to twist
• Romanian: răsuci — to twist
• Russian: искажать (iskažatʹ) — to twist
• Swedish: förvrida — to twist
• Ottoman Turkish: بورمق (burmak) — to twist