uproarious vs wry

uproarious

adj
  • Extremely funny; hilarious. 

  • Characterized by uproar, that is, loud, confused noise, or by noisy and uncontrollable laughter. 

  • Causing, or likely to cause, an uproar. 

  • In a mess; dishevelled, untidy. 

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 uproarious and wry occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )