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Princeton's WordNet
laconically, dryly, drilyadverb
in a dry laconic manner
"I know that," he said dryly
Wiktionary
drylyadverb
In a dry manner.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Drylyadverb
Etymology: from dry.
The archduke, conscious to himself how dryly the king had been used by his council, did strive to recover the king’s affection. Francis Bacon, Henry VII.
Would’st thou to honour and preferments climb,
Be bold in mischief, dare some mighty crime,
Which dungeons, death, or banishment deserves;
For virtue is but dryly prais’d, and starves. John Dryden, Juven.Some dryly plain, without invention’s aid,
Write dull receipts how poems may be made. Alexander Pope.
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dryly
Dryly refers to doing or saying something in a deliberately unemotional, matter-of-fact, or indirectly humorous manner, often to highlight an irony or absurdity.
Webster Dictionary
Drylyadverb
in a dry manner; not succulently; without interest; without sympathy; coldly
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dryly in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dryly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of dryly in a Sentence
A person whom Mark had small regard for, said: Mark, I recently chanced to pass by your house. To which Mark dryly replied: And may you always continue to do so.
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- безчувствено, хладноBulgarian
- eixutament, secamentCatalan, Valencian
- secamenteSpanish
- kuivastiFinnish
- secamenteGalician
- չորացածArmenian
- sausiLatvian
- secamentePortuguese
- сухоRussian
- torrtSwedish
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