Wary vs. Wry

Wary vs. Wry — Is There a Difference?
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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 strangers

Wryadjective

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 wit

Wryadjective

bent to one side;

a wry neck

Wryadjective

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