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wriest
[ rahy-ist ]
/ ˈraɪ ɪst /
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adjective
superlative of wry.
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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
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