dryly

• Adverb, das „trocken“ bedeutet. Es beschreibt eine bewusst zurückhaltende, nüchterne oder ironische Art zu sprechen oder zu schreiben, oft mit feinem Humor. Wörtlich kann es auch „ohne Feuchtigkeit“ bedeuten.

An adverb meaning "in a dry manner." It is used to describe speaking or writing in a deliberately plain, unemotional, or ironic way, often with subtle humor. It can also literally mean "without moisture."

1. In a dry, laconic mannerB2formal

   In a way that is matter-of-fact, unemotional, or subtly humorous, often with a deadpan delivery.

   Trocken

   • He said dryly, 'I suppose that's one way to look at it.'
   • She remarked dryly that the plan was 'perfectly logical.'
   • 'Well, that went well,' he commented dryly after the disaster.

   Synonymedeadpanironicallylaconicallysardonicallywryly