drily

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Examples

• Don't forget, my dear," the elder Elizabeth drily remarked, "you have to reign all afternoon.

• “It was, to say the least, an ambitious idea,” Gates comments drily.

• In Northern Ireland, the conflict was drily referred to as "The Troubles."

• "I am not mad, Padre, and I will trouble you not to employ such language toward me," the prisoner replied drily.

• "I quite believe in your wife's disregard for the feelings of the tradespeople," answered Minnie drily.

• "That might depend on circumstances," the admiral answered, a little drily.

• "Sir Wycherly does not attend to his cases," put in Atwood, drily.

• "And also her reverses, my dear M. Fourier," remarked the Comte drily.