What is "wried"

Wry \Wry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wried; p. pr. & vb. n. Wrying.] [OE. wrien. See Wry,

1. ] To twist; to distort; to writhe; to wrest; to vex.
   --Sir P. Sidney.

   Guests by hundreds, not one caring If the dear host's neck were wried.
   --R. Browning.

vb. (en-past of: wry)

1. adj. humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit" [syn: dry, ironic, ironical]

2. bent to one side; "a wry neck"

3. disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking; "his rebellion is the bitter, sardonic laughter of all great satirists"- Frank Schoenberner; "a wry pleasure to be...reminded of all that one is missing"- Irwin Edman [syn: sardonic]

4. [also: wried, wryest, wryer, wriest, wrier]

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