wry-necked

American  

[rahy-nekt] / ˈraɪˌnɛkt /

Or wrynecked

adjective

Informal.

1. having torticollis.

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Etymology

Origin of wry-necked

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

"I can only see under me; I am wry-necked; my head hangs down; my appearance is so droll, that if people laugh, I shall not complain."

From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 by Disraeli, Isaac

Beyond, in the sun, butterflies flitted among the flowers, cockchafers heavily droned and blundered, a white peacock strutted, and at the water's edge two long-legged, wry-necked flamingoes stood motionless, like sentinels.

From The Lady Paramount by Harland, Henry

They were as various as labourers—high-shouldered, wry-necked, one-eyed, goggle-eyed, squinting, bow-legged, knock-knee’d, rheumatic, crazy. 

From Tom Tiddler's Ground by Dickens, Charles

This was overgrown with a thicket of stunted shrubs, wry-necked goblin thistles and murderous devil’s clubs.

From The Black Wolf Pack by Beard, Daniel Carter

Yon madcap crowd Screams louder, to its wry-necked Phrygian flute.

From The Elegies of Tibullus Being the Consolations of a Roman Lover Done in English Verse by Williams, Theodore C.