- Dryly
- Dryly Dry"ly, adv. In a dry manner; not succulently; without interest; without sympathy; coldly. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Dryly
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dryly — [drī′lē] adv. in a dry manner; matter of factly * * * See dry. * * * … Universalium
dryly — [drī′lē] adv. in a dry manner; matter of factly … English World dictionary
dryly — dry|ly drily [ˈdraıli] adv if you say something dryly, you say something that is amusing but you appear to be completely serious ▪ I hear you re a hero, Philip said dryly … Dictionary of contemporary English
dryly — adverb if you say something dryly, you do not put any emotion in your voice, especially in order to sound funny: “If you re lucky,” said Harrison dryly, “they ll only hang you.” … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
dryly — /ˈdraɪli / (say druylee) adverb in a dry or sarcastic manner: she smiled dryly at his witticism. Also, drily …
dryly — adverb see dry I … New Collegiate Dictionary
dryly — adverb In a dry manner; <!other wording … Wiktionary
dryly — dry|ly [ draıli ] another spelling of drily … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dryly — adv. in a dry manner, without moisture; unemotionally, coldly; sarcastically; in an uninteresting manner … English contemporary dictionary
dryly — adverb variant spelling of drily … English new terms dictionary
