wry

wry englannista suomeksi

1. ironinen

2. kiero

1. poispäin kääntynyt">poispäin kääntynyt

2. kuiva

3. kiero, vääntynyt

4. kääntyä pois">kääntyä pois

5. johtaa harhaan

6. vääntää

wry englanniksi

1. Turned away, contorted (of the face or body).

2. (RQ:Dickens Pickwick Papers)

3. (quote-book)

4. Dryly humorous; sardonic or bitterly ironic.

5. Twisted, bent, crooked.

6. Deviating from the right direction; misdirected; of place.

7. (RQ:Scott Abbot)

8. 1876, Savage Landor|Walter Savage Landor, ''The Works and Life of Walter Savage Landor'', volume IV, Imaginary Conversations, Third Series: Dialogues of Literary Men, ch. 6—Milton and Andrew Marvel, page 155 (Google preview):

(quote)

9. To turn (away); to swerve or deviate.

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11. (RQ:Shakespeare Cymbeline)

12. To divert; to cause to turn away.

13. To twist or contort (the body, face, etc.).

14. Distortion.

15. To cover; clothe; up; cloak; hide.