dryly
adverb (dryly; also written drily)
Everyday
Dryly means in a plain, calm way that hides a joke or a little scorn, showing little feeling. tree →
In the lessons
in stories, a king or narrator speaks in a flat voice that shows he is amused or not impressed
Examples
- "Thank you," said the king dryly. tree →
- "Well, that is one way to do it," she said dryly. tree →
- He answered dryly, as if he had heard the joke before. tree →
Note
nothing for maths
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «dryly» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «dryly» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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