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Translate wry from English to German

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wry:
- Wiktionary:
  wry → verdreht, sarkastisch, ironisch, gewunden
  wry → verschroben, ironisch
- Synonyms for "wry":
  dry; ironic; ironical; humorous; humourous
  crooked

English

Detailed Translations for wry from English to German

wry:

Translation Matrix for wry:

Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	dry; ironic; ironical

Related Words for "wry":

wrier, wryer, wriest, wryest

Synonyms for "wry":

dry; ironic; ironical; humorous; humourous
crooked

Related Definitions for "wry":

humorously sarcastic or mocking¹
- with a wry Scottish wit¹
bent to one side¹
- a wry neck¹

Wiktionary Translations for wry:

wry

adjective

contorted
- wry → verdreht
dryly humorous
- wry → sarkastisch; ironisch
twisted
- wry → verdreht; gewunden

wry

wunderlich
- verschroben → strange; wry
verdrehen
- verschroben → wry

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• wry	→ ironisch	↔ ironique — Qui a de l’ironie

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University