derisive vs wry

derisive

adj
  • Expressing or characterized by derision; mocking; ridiculing. 

  • Deserving or provoking derision or ridicule. 

noun
  • A derisive remark. 

wry

adj
  • Dryly humorous; sardonic or bitterly ironic. 

  • Deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place. 

  • Turned away, contorted (of the face or body). 

  • Twisted, bent, crooked. 

verb
  • To twist or contort (the body, face, etc.). 

noun
  • Distortion. 

How often have the words derisive and wry occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )