wryest
Most darkly droll
Wryest is the superlative of wry—the most dryly humorous, sardonic, or grimly ironic.
A wry comment twists slightly from the expected, and the wryest observation in the room belongs to whoever delivers it with the driest understatement: She offered the wryest assessment of the disaster: "Well, that went smoothly."
Grimly mocking
- sarcasticMockingly insincere in tone
- cynicalDoubting human goodness
- mockingScornfully imitating or ridiculing
- ruefulExpressing sorrowful repentance
bittersweet · paradoxical · satirical · mordant · acerbic · caustic · cutting · pointed
sardonic
Grimly mocking
- sarcasticMockingly insincere in tone
- cynicalDoubting human goodness
- mockingScornfully imitating or ridiculing
rueful · bittersweet · paradoxical · satirical · mordant · acerbic · caustic · cutting · pointed · barbed
driest
Containing least moisture
- drollestMost amusingly odd
- wittiestSuperlatively humorous and sharp
- satiricalMocking through exaggeration
sardonic · tongue-in-cheek · deadpan · quip · banter · jest · levity · mirth · playfulness · teasing
crooked
Bent or dishonest
grimace · smirk · half-smile · contorted · sideways · skewed · uneven · distorted · off-kilter · slanted