Dryly
['draɪlɪ] or ['draɪli]
Definition
(adv.) In a dry manner; not succulently; without interest; without sympathy; coldly.
Editor: Warren
Examples
- Don't holler till you're out of the wood, sir, said Gurt dryly, pointing to the sea. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- I did not know you—you— Were rich enough to possess one, said Crispin dryly, seeing the lady hesitated. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- That does not sound as if you were anxious to see Eunice, said Maurice dryly. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- I ought to know, said Cassy, dryly. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- And I might use him for a family chaplain, possibly, added the young man, dryly. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- You'll get plenty of the same sort, by and by, said she, dryly. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- That is to say, the Lord made 'em men, and it's a hard squeeze gettin 'em down into beasts, said the drover, dryly. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- My Uncle Rudolph must have been an interesting kind of person, said Maurice dryly. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- It's distressing to reflect upon, said St. Clare, dryly. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- I could tell, I suppose, if you want to hear, said Cassy, dryly. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- We Englishmen are narrower in our ideas, observed Maurice dryly; we look on England as our home. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- There won't be a hundred and fifty people by the time Alcibiades is beaten, replied Crispin dryly. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- It is a process of pride--I want to be proud--' 'Proud and subservient, proud and subservient, I know you,' he retorted dryly. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Moore went out, chuckling dryly. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- And wished too, I dare say, replied Crispin dryly. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Andros is—Andros, he replied dryly, and is anything but reliable. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Then I am afraid she will tire me dreadfully, said the Demarch dryly, for I do not like chatterboxes. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Ah, he is not reticent about himself, said Crispin dryly. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- A very pretty sprig, said Mrs. Cadwallader, dryly. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Justinian will rake you fore and aft, observed Crispin dryly, especially if you make eyes at his womankind. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- I was aware of it, said Holmes dryly. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- I mustered courage once, to ask Miss Murdstone when I was going back to school; and she answered dryly, she believed I was not going back at all. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- I dare say it will,' replied his friend dryly. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Thank you, replied Maurice dryly; your opinion of my character is most gratifying. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- I am not accustomed to hear my wife spoken of with such freedom, said Mr. Shelby, dryly. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- I am afraid you ask too many questions for absolute trust, said the poet dryly, relighting his pipe. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- It was in a tone dryly significant he desired her to cease her daily visits to the Hollow. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- In any case, I see it is 'marry Helena,' rejoined his companion dryly; but really I hardly know what to say. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- I can suppose that very well, said Mary, dryly. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Some, replied Tarzan, dryly. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
Editor: Warren