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Definition of Dryly
1. Adverb. In a dry laconic manner. "I know that,"
Definition of Dryly
1. adv. In a dry manner; not succulently; without interest; without sympathy; coldly.
Definition of Dryly
1. Adverb. In a dry manner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dryly
1. in a dry manner [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dryly
Literary usage of Dryly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine by Roy J. Friedman Mark Twain Collection (Library of Congress) (1913)
"That sterling painter, beloved of painters, the Belgian Alfred Stevens, once
asked a dryly satirical question. "Why." he said, "have I make no excuse for ..."
2. Outlines of the History of Medicine and the Medical Profession by Henry Ebenezer Handerson, Johann Hermann Baas (1889)
"Matters of fact in particular are as dryly sts>d as they are clumsily incorporated.
The preface to the fifth edition of his famous work may serve ев an ..."
3. Catalogue of the Exhibition of Paintings of Hokusai by Ernest Francisco Fenollosa (1901)
"The black of the dress was executed with a flat brush an inch wide, charged dryly
with very black ink; its strokes cut one another in angles, ..."
4. History of the Reformed Religion in France by Edward Smedley (1834)
"... and they had commissioned deputies to ask 60000 crowns for his outfit; but
the king dryly answered that he thought it too much money to be spent on pap. ..."
5. Historical Sketches and Incidents, Illustrative of the Establishment and by Stephen Rensselaer Smith (1843)
"He tried to keep his promise—hesitated—hold out his hand —responded very dryly, "good
bye," and shut the door. WESTERN ASSOCIATION. ..."
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