DRILY

laconically, dryly, drily

(adverb) in a dry laconic manner; “‘I know that’, he said dryly”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

drily (comparative more drily, superlative most drily)

In a dry manner

Anagrams

• Lyrid

Source: Wiktionary


Dri"ly, adv.

Definition: See Dryly. Thackeray.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

15 April 2025

DOOMED

(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott


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