Awry vs. Wry
Awryadverb
Obliquely, crookedly; askew.
Awryadverb
Perversely, improperly.
Awryadjective
Turned or twisted toward one side; crooked, distorted, out of place.
Awryadjective
Wrong or distorted; perverse, amiss.
Awryadverb
Turned or twisted toward one side; not in a straight or true direction, or position; out of the right course; distorted; obliquely; asquint; with oblique vision; as, to glance awry.
Awryadverb
Aside from the line of truth, or right reason; unreasonable or unreasonably; perverse or perversely.
Awryadjective
turned or twisted toward one side;
Awryadjective
not functioning properly;
Awryadverb
away from the correct or expected course;
Awryadverb
turned or twisted to one side;
Awryadjective
away from the usual or expected course; amiss
Awryadjective
out of the normal or correct position; askew
Awry
Awry is a 10" vinyl EP by the American experimental electronic music ensemble Biota, released in 1988 by Bad Alchemy.
Wryadjective
Turned away, contorted (of the face or body).
Wryadjective
Dryly humorous; sardonic or bitterly ironic.
Wryadjective
Twisted, bent, crooked.
Wryadjective
Deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place.
Wryverb
To turn (away); to swerve or deviate.
Wryverb
To divert; to cause to turn away.
Wryverb
(transitive) To twist or contort (the body, face, etc.).
Wryverb
To cover; clothe; cover up; cloak; hide.
Wrynoun
(regional) Distortion.
Wryverb
To cover.
Wryverb
To twist; to writhe; to bend or wind.
Wryverb
To deviate from the right way; to go away or astray; to turn side; to swerve.
Wryverb
To twist; to distort; to writhe; to wrest; to vex.
Wryadjective
Turned to one side; twisted; distorted; as, a wry mouth.
Wryadjective
Hence, deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place; as, wry words.
Wryadjective
Wrested; perverted.
Wryadjective
humorously sarcastic or mocking;
Wryadjective
bent to one side;
Wryadjective
disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking;
Wryadjective
using or expressing dry, especially mocking, humour
Wryadjective
(of a person's face or features) twisted into an expression of disgust, disappointment, or annoyance.
Wryadjective
(of the neck or features) distorted or turned to one side
