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[raɪ]2) (disgusted)* * *(slightly mocking: a wry smile.) ironico- wryly* * *wry /raɪ/a.● (med.) wry-head, plagiocefalia □ wry-mouthed, che ha la bocca storta; (fig.) ironico; sarcastico; beffardo □ a wry-mouthed compliment, un complimento fatto a denti stretti □ wry-necked, dal collo torto; (med.) che ha il torcicollo □ wry satire, satira sarcastica □ to make (o to pull) a wry face, storcere il viso; fare una smorfia ( di disappunto, di disgusto, ecc.)wryly avv.* * *[raɪ]2) (disgusted)
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wry — [rī] vt., vi. wried, wrying [ME wrien, to twist, bend < OE wrigian, to turn, twist, akin to OFris wrigia, to bend, stoop < IE * wreik (> L rica, head veil) < base * wer , to turn, bend] to writhe or twist adj. wrier or wryer, wriest… … English World dictionary
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