- drily
- UK [ˈdraɪlɪ] / US
adverb
in a way that expresses humour while appearing to be serious
"It looks like you've already made up your mind," she said drily.
English dictionary. 2014.
drily
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Drily — Dri ly, adv. See {Dryly}. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drily — (also dryly) ► ADVERB 1) in a matter of fact or ironically humorous way. 2) in a dry way or condition … English terms dictionary
drily — [drī′lē] adv. DRYLY … English World dictionary
drily — adv. Drily is used with these verbs: ↑answer, ↑ask, ↑comment, ↑laugh, ↑murmur, ↑mutter, ↑note, ↑observe, ↑remark, ↑reply, ↑respond, ↑retort, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
drily — drier, driest, drily are the comparative (= more dry) and superlative (= most dry) forms, and the adverb form, of dry … Modern English usage
drily — adv. (also dryly) 1 (said) in a dry manner; humorously. 2 in a dry way or condition. * * * drily, adv. see dryly … Useful english dictionary
drily — adverb see dry I … New Collegiate Dictionary
drily — /druy lee/, adv. dryly. * * * … Universalium
drily — adverb In a dry manner … Wiktionary
drily — dri|ly [ˈdraıli] adv another spelling of ↑dryly … Dictionary of contemporary English
