dryly
In monotone fashion
Dryly describes saying something in a matter-of-fact tone that masks humor, irony, or sarcasm: She noted dryly that his "quick errand" had taken three hours.
The delivery is deadpan—no smile, no wink—letting the words do the work.
Also spelled drily.
With mocking insincerity
- ironicallyWith opposite meaning intended
- sardonicallyWith mocking disdain
- causticallyIn a scathing manner
- mordantlyWith biting sarcasm
bitingly · acerbically · cuttingly · tartly · archly · pointedly · cynically · mockingly
Single unvarying pitch
- expressionlessShowing no feeling
- poker-facedShowing no emotion
- blankWithout marks or content
- impassiveWithout visible emotion
stoic · flat · matter-of-factly · straight-faced · unsmiling · wooden · stony · unflinching
Rudely brief in speech
- bluntlySpeaking without diplomacy
- brusquelyIn an abrupt manner
- terselyIn few words
- laconicallyIn a brief manner
succinctly · shortly · abruptly · flatly · coolly · dismissively · offhandedly · perfunctorily
With dry humor
- quippedSaid something witty
- wittilyWith clever humor
- cleverlyWith mental sharpness
- pithilyIn brief, forceful manner
smartly · glibly · flippantly · facetiously · jokingly · waggishly · drolly · humorously
Without emotional involvement
- detachedlyIn uninvolved manner
- coollyIn unruffled manner
- clinicallyIn medical or detached fashion
- matter-of-factlyIn an unemotional manner
neutrally · objectively · impersonally · soberly · levelly · prosaically · unsentimentally · analytically
sarcastically
With mocking insincerity
- ironicallyWith opposite meaning intended
- sardonicallyWith mocking disdain
- causticallyIn a scathing manner
mordantly · bitingly · acerbically · cuttingly · tartly · archly · pointedly · cynically · mockingly · scathingly
monotone
Single unvarying pitch
- expressionlessShowing no feeling
- poker-facedShowing no emotion
- blankWithout marks or content
impassive · stoic · flat · matter-of-factly · straight-faced · unsmiling · wooden · stony · unflinching · coolly
curtly
Rudely brief in speech
laconically · succinctly · shortly · abruptly · flatly · coolly · dismissively · offhandedly · perfunctorily · crisply
wryly
With dry humor
pithily · smartly · glibly · flippantly · facetiously · jokingly · waggishly · drolly · humorously · satirically
dispassionately
Without emotional involvement
- detachedlyIn uninvolved manner
- coollyIn unruffled manner
- clinicallyIn medical or detached fashion
matter-of-factly · neutrally · objectively · impersonally · soberly · levelly · prosaically · unsentimentally · analytically · pragmatically
drylyeffusively
With unrestrained enthusiasm
warmly · enthusiastically · emotionally · passionately · expressively
drylybroadly
In general terms
theatrically · flamboyantly · cartoonishly · obviously · hammy
- dry cleaningSolvent-based fabric care
- dry upLose moisture completely
- hair dryerDevice for drying locks
- dry offRemove surface moisture
- dry outLose moisture completely
- dry cleanersSolvent-based garment cleaning business
dry, dryness, drying, dryer, dryers, dryable, overdry, overdrying, air-dry