drily

American

[drahy-lee] / ˈdraɪ li /

adverb

dryly.

drily British

/ ˈdraɪlɪ /

adverb

in a dry manner

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Other Word Forms

overdrily adverb

Example Sentences

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“I am quite sure I have never seen you three so eager to read anything,” she remarked drily.

From Literature

This, he commented drily, made it "Britain's most wanted van".

From BBC

“If the water starts rolling up on us, well, somebody will probably run,” he noted drily.

From Los Angeles Times

"All of us," Miliband drily replied, "believe in dignity in retirement."

From BBC

"I need elderly health care from my nieces and nephew," she says drily, "so I need that cultural cachet."

From Salon

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