Wry a. [Compar. Wrier superl. Wriest.]
1. Turned to one side; twisted; distorted; as, a wry mouth.
2. Hence, deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place; as, wry words.
Not according to the wry rigor of our neighbors, who never take up an old idea without some extravagance in its application. --Landor.
3. Wrested; perverted.
He . . . puts a wry sense upon Protestant writers. --Atterbury.
Wry face, a distortion of the countenance indicating impatience, disgust, or discomfort; a grimace.
wry face
n : a disdainful pouting grimace [syn: pout, moue]