“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
laconically, dryly, drily
(adverb) in a dry laconic manner; “‘I know that’, he said dryly”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dryly (comparative more dryly, superlative most dryly)
In a dry manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Dry"ly, adv.
Definition: In a dry manner; not succulently; without interest; without sympathy; coldly.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 March 2025
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States