Wary vs. Wry
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Difference Between Wary and Wry
Waryadjective
Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, trickery, and dangers; suspiciously prudent.
He is wary of dogs.Wryadjective
Turned away, contorted (of the face or body).
Waryadjective
Characterized by caution; guarded; careful.
Wryadjective
Dryly humorous; sardonic or bitterly ironic.
Waryadjective
marked by keen caution and watchful prudence;
they were wary in their movementsa wary glance at the black cloudstaught to be wary of strangersWryadjective
Twisted, bent, crooked.
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Waryadjective
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
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.
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Wrynoun
(regional) Distortion.
Wryadjective
humorously sarcastic or mocking;
dry humoran ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquelyan ironic novelan ironical smilewith a wry Scottish witWryadjective
bent to one side;
a wry neckWryadjective
disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking;
his rebellion is the bitter, sardonic laughter of all great satiristsa wry pleasure to be...reminded of all that one is missing
