dryly in English
adverb
1
in a matter-of-fact or ironically humorous way.
“How very observant,” he said dryly
2
in a dry way or condition.
Evans swallowed dryly
adverb
Use "dryly" in a sentence
Below are sample sentences containing the word "dryly" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "dryly", or refer to the context using the word "dryly" in the English Dictionary.
1. She coughed dryly,(Sentencedict) wheezing with each breath.
2. " I was aware of it, " said Holmes dryly.
3. 23 I must apologise for returning somewhat dryly to the procedural point that has been raised during the debate.