wry

Other forms of wry

comparative or superlative

wrier

comparative or superlative

wriest

comparative or superlative

wryer

comparative or superlative

wryest

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about wry

What does wry mean?

wry means "humorously sarcastic or mocking". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in wry?

wry has 1 syllable: wry. In IPA it is /ˈɹaɪ/.

What is another word for wry?

Close synonyms include dry, ironic, ironical. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is wry a common word?

wry is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with wry?

3 words rhyme with wry. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.