wriest

[ rahy-ist ]

/ ˈraɪ ɪst /

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adjective

superlative of wry.

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Words nearby wriest

wretch, wretched, Wrexham, wrick, wrier, wriest, wriggle, wriggler, wrigglework, wriggly, wright

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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

the superlative of wry

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