Drily

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of dryly. alt-of, alternative

    "“Anybody been here, Sammy?” asked Mr. Weller senior, drily, after a long silence."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a dry laconic manner wordnet

Synonyms

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drylylaconicallylaconically

Example

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"Tom, desperate, howled: "Mary! Where are you?" from the very left edge of the sentence. "I fear I'm from now on, fully at the opposite from you" drily retorted Mary."

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