dry·as·dust or dry-as-dust 
(drīəz-dŭst′)
(drīəz-dŭst′)n.
A dull, pedantic speaker or writer.
[After Dr. Jonas Dryasdust, a fictitious character to whom Sir Walter Scott dedicated some of his novels.]
dryas·dust′ adj.
| 单词 | dryasdust |
| 释义 | dry·as·dust or dry-as-dust (drīəz-dŭst′)n. A dull, pedantic speaker or writer. [After Dr. Jonas Dryasdust, a fictitious character to whom Sir Walter Scott dedicated some of his novels.] dryas·dust′ adj. |
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