dryly
dryly · more dryly · most dryly
сухо
In a dry mannerIn a dry manner.
/ˈdɹaɪ.li/
» The barfly dryly brushes off suitors.
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1 sensesIn a dry manner.
су́хоsúxo
in a dry laconic manner
Examples
2 sentencesThe barfly dryly brushes off suitors.
This couple approaches humor so dryly that enormous chains of jokes will blossom without an iota of laughter.
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
in a dry manner:
Forms
more dryly, most dryly| Comparative | more dryly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most dryly |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- in a dry laconic manner:laconicallydrily
Word family
1 related wordsRelateddry
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb