All 4 Uses of
wry
in
Gone with the Wind
- One and all, Mammy dosed them, never waiting to ask foolish questions about the state of their organs and, one and all, they drank her doses meekly and with wry faces, remembering, perhaps, other stern black faces in far-off places and other inexorable black hands holding medicine spoons.†
Chpt 3.30
- Scarlett wondered how he managed so onerous a job in his condition but asked no questions, realizing wryly that almost anything was possible when necessity drove.†
Chpt 4.35 *
- Who'll NEVER give up," amended Hugh, and his smile was proud but a little wry.†
Chpt 4.35
- In spite of herself, she had to smile too, but it was a wry, uncomfortable smile.†
Chpt 4.36
Definitions:
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(1)
(wry) humor -- often understated, sarcastic, or ironic -- often expressed by twisting the face
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much less commonly, wry can describe a facial expression showing displeasure. More rarely still, and typically long ago, wry can mean "bent to one side" as in "She had a wry neck."