wriest

[ rahy-ist ]

adjective
  1. superlative of wry.

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How to use wriest in a sentence

  • I confronted death with a smile; I meet life with the wriest of wry faces.

    Simon the Jester | William J. Locke

British Dictionary definitions for wriest

wriest

wryest

/ (ˈraɪɪst) /


adjective
  1. the superlative of wry

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