All 4 Uses
wry
in
The Miracle Worker
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- ANNIE [WRY]: Well, some have the luck of the Irish, some do not.†
p. 24.6 *
- KATE catches ANNIE'S eyes on her, smiles with a wry gesture, HELEN moves on to JAMES'S plate, the male talk continuing, JAMES deferential and KELLER overriding.†
p. 46.6
- KATE [A PAUSE, WRYLY]: Do you like the child?†
p. 76.8
- JAMES [A PAUSE, WRYLY]: But the world is him.†
p. 86.5
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) 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."