dryly

adverb

dry·​ly

variants or drily

ˈdrīlē, 

-li

: in a dry manner: such as

a

: without moisture

b

: with caustic or sardonic humor : sarcastically

c

: without emotion : indifferently, coldly

freely, if dryly, advised lady guests on the respective qualities of moire and surah

—Margery Sharp

d

: in a plain unadorned style : in a dull uninteresting manner

he is never dryly didactic

—Manchester Guardian Weekly

also : in a clear, forthright, and unbiased manner

dryly academic and methodical

—Nation

Word History

Etymology

Middle English dryely, from drye, dry + -ly

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Rhymes for dryly

• highly
• kiley
• shyly
• slyly
• smiley
• wily
• wryly