dryly

🇺🇸 /ˈdraɪli/ 🇬🇧 /ˈdraɪli/
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adverb
R

in a way that is not very serious, but is meant to be funny

‘That's a lovely purple suit you're wearing,’ she said dryly.

R

in a way that shows no emotion

He smiled dryly and leaned back in his chair.

R

in a way that shows no liquid is present

She coughed dryly.

translation

adv. in a way that is not very serious, but is meant to be funny; in a way that shows no emotion; in a way that shows no liquid is present