cockeyed vs wry

cockeyed

adj
  • Crooked or askew. 

  • Drunk. 

  • Absurd, silly, or stupid; usually used in reference to ideas rather than people. 

  • Having both eyes oriented inward, cross-eyed. 

wry

adj
  • Twisted, bent, crooked. 

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

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

  • Dryly humorous; sardonic or bitterly ironic. 

noun
  • Distortion. 

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

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