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- adjective
superlative form ofwry : mostwry .
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Examples
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Have worn shameful manacles, have been bitten at the wriest by manacles
Asked Whether Advisers Are Pushing Wright Story, Hillary Demurs 2009
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But the wriest laughs are consistently stolen by Ving Rhames as the massive club bouncer Shad, Erin's guardian angel, a guy who puts cockroaches in yogurt cups hoping to strike it rich on bogus lawsuits.
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"That's a perfectly good wish plumb wasted," said Penfield, refilling both glasses, his features twisted in the wriest of grimaces.
The Day of Days An Extravaganza Louis Joseph Vance 1906
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I confronted death with a smile; I meet life with the wriest of wry faces.
Simon the Jester William John Locke 1896
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While already rightly revered as bratty garage rockers by the time of this track's release, the Kinks truly excelled when singer Ray Davies took a more observational, wry approach to songwriting -- and "Sunny Afternoon" is one of his wriest on record.
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