wry-necked

or wry·necked

[ rahy-nekt ]

adjective

, Informal.

1. having torticollis.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wry-necked¹

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

Three or four couple was dancin', but none o' them was wry-necked enough to get the proper pose.

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I have seen enough of those wry-necked favourites of heaven at Constantinople.

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“You reminded me just now, my pal, of Wry-necked Charley the boshomengro” (fiddler).

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Surely you are not all so hard-hearted that you would be angry because a poor wry-necked fellow had been cured in five minutes.

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This, as the wry-necked man had said, admitted of a possible resurrection.

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