dryly

• Adverbe signifiant « d'une manière sèche ». Utilisé pour décrire une parole ou un écrit volontairement réservé, impassible ou ironique, souvent avec un humour subtil. Peut aussi signifier littéralement « sans humidité ».

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.

   de manière sèche / avec humour pince-sans-rire

   • 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.

   Synonymesdeadpanironicallylaconicallysardonicallywryly