wryer

More dryly amusing

Wryer is the comparative form of wry—more twisted, more dryly humorous, more grimly ironic.

Her smile grew wryer as the meeting dragged on.

Also spelled drier: wrier.

humor

droll

Oddly humorous

dryness · banter · quip · deadpan · ironic · satirical · mordant · acerbic · tongue-in-cheek · caustic

expression

grimace

Twisted expression of displeasure

sneer · half-smile · raised eyebrow · knowing look · skeptical · bemused · rueful · lip curl · sidelong glance · wince

Phrases
Family

awry, wry, wryly, wryness, wryest

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G