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dryly

British  
/ ˈdraɪlɪ /

adverb

  1. a variant spelling of drily

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“I would say that the family dynamics were pretty evident on set,” said Bacon, dryly.

From Los Angeles Times

“As it happens, I didn’t have to come here,” Miss Genovese says dryly.

From Literature

He dryly notes that this is “pretty much the opposite of what you typically hear on the news.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr. Herzog, who with his intensely dramatic yet dryly matter-of-fact vocal stylings lends the feature his typically scintillating narration, follows him on a journey to Namibia and Angola in search of the ghost elephants.

From The Wall Street Journal

It dryly captured my sense of immense good fortune that such a beauty had signed on with me.

From The Wall Street Journal