dryly

«dryly» in Mova's school dictionary: in a plain, calm way that hides a joke or a little scorn… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adverb (dryly; also written drily)

meaning for a pupil

Dryly means in a plain, calm way that hides a joke or a little scorn, showing little feeling. tree →

sense in the lessons

in stories, a king or narrator speaks in a flat voice that shows he is amused or not impressed

examples

• "Thank you," said the king dryly. tree →
• "Well, that is one way to do it," she said dryly. tree →
• He answered dryly, as if he had heard the joke before. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «dryly» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.