Definition of drily in English:

drily

(also dryly)

adverbˈdrʌɪli

1In a matter-of-fact or ironically humorous way.
‘How very observant’, he said drily
Example sentencesExamples
- Suddenly this dryly humorous film assumes a dangerous mood and darker comment on Antoine's life.
- Demos they may be but these Hazlewood rarities are rounded, rustic country songs: lustrous and lustful, quirkily and dryly humorous, yet poignant stories from the other side of love.
- The film that follows is a dark, dryly humorous critique of class privilege and artful etiquette.
- ‘I suppose I'm an ex-shareholder now,’ he says dryly.
- The dialogue is laconic, direct, sometimes drily humorous.
- This is not merely a matter of pressing the First Amendment to a dryly logical extreme.
- ‘There is a certain amount of disagreement among the authors who write of this matter,’ the chronicler says dryly.
- The tales are sometimes dryly humorous, but often just heart-breaking.
- ‘It came out in 1998, and didn't sell very well,’ he reflects dryly.
- ‘There was also,’ said Aunt Emily, drily, ‘the matter that you have, apparently, skipped a few classes.’
- Katie commented dryly, ‘Do you think that matters?’
- It was ironic; I thought dryly, that he should feel that way.
- ‘Well, you and I know the difference,’ he says dryly.
- In a dryly humorous touch, the woman's firmly placed heels seem more than adequate substitutes for the chair's missing front legs.
- As he remarked dryly yesterday: ‘If they say it's not there, we accept that.’
- ‘Fifty songs,’ I mused. ‘Five thousand dollars worth of digital matter,’ I added to myself dryly.
- This is possibly the most acutely perceptive (and drily humorous) political film ever made.
- ‘We call it the belly of the beast,’ she dryly remarks.
- She laughed dryly: ‘Some people think everything I do is a publicity stunt.'
- In person, Barry is engaging - impassioned at times, dryly humorous at others.
2In a dry way or condition.
Evans swallowed drily
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘Uh, yeah,’ I swallowed dryly, wishing I didn't have to say this part.
- He feels very self-conscious and swallows dryly, clearing his throat.
- Norwood, swallowing dryly, ran back across the main street.
- I swallowed dryly and rediscovered at least a part of my wit.
- I swallowed dryly before continuing in a strained voice.

Rhymes

kylie, Riley, shyly, slyly, smiley, Smily, wily, wryly

单词	drily
释义	Definition of drily in English: drily (also dryly) adverbˈdrʌɪli 1In a matter-of-fact or ironically humorous way. ‘How very observant’, he said drily Example sentencesExamples Suddenly this dryly humorous film assumes a dangerous mood and darker comment on Antoine's life. Demos they may be but these Hazlewood rarities are rounded, rustic country songs: lustrous and lustful, quirkily and dryly humorous, yet poignant stories from the other side of love. The film that follows is a dark, dryly humorous critique of class privilege and artful etiquette. ‘I suppose I'm an ex-shareholder now,’ he says dryly. The dialogue is laconic, direct, sometimes drily humorous. This is not merely a matter of pressing the First Amendment to a dryly logical extreme. ‘There is a certain amount of disagreement among the authors who write of this matter,’ the chronicler says dryly. The tales are sometimes dryly humorous, but often just heart-breaking. ‘It came out in 1998, and didn't sell very well,’ he reflects dryly. ‘There was also,’ said Aunt Emily, drily, ‘the matter that you have, apparently, skipped a few classes.’ Katie commented dryly, ‘Do you think that matters?’ It was ironic; I thought dryly, that he should feel that way. ‘Well, you and I know the difference,’ he says dryly. In a dryly humorous touch, the woman's firmly placed heels seem more than adequate substitutes for the chair's missing front legs. As he remarked dryly yesterday: ‘If they say it's not there, we accept that.’ ‘Fifty songs,’ I mused. ‘Five thousand dollars worth of digital matter,’ I added to myself dryly. This is possibly the most acutely perceptive (and drily humorous) political film ever made. ‘We call it the belly of the beast,’ she dryly remarks. She laughed dryly: ‘Some people think everything I do is a publicity stunt.' In person, Barry is engaging - impassioned at times, dryly humorous at others. 2In a dry way or condition. Evans swallowed drily Example sentencesExamples ‘Uh, yeah,’ I swallowed dryly, wishing I didn't have to say this part. He feels very self-conscious and swallows dryly, clearing his throat. Norwood, swallowing dryly, ran back across the main street. I swallowed dryly and rediscovered at least a part of my wit. I swallowed dryly before continuing in a strained voice. Rhymes kylie, Riley, shyly, slyly, smiley, Smily, wily, wryly
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