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dryly
This adverb is most frequently used to describe a specific style of communication characterized by understated irony or a lack of emotional expression. It suggests a deliberate restraint, where the speaker conveys a point without overt enthusiasm or distress, often creating a comedic effect through the contrast between the gravity of a situation and the flatness of the delivery.
In a literal sense, it describes a physical state of lacking moisture. While this usage is correct, it is significantly less common in modern English than the figurative sense. When describing a voice or a throat, it emphasizes a scratchy or parched quality resulting from dehydration or illness.
Meanings
Examples
容疑者が非常に都合よく記憶喪失になっていると、刑事は皮肉っぽく指摘した。
それは興味深い理論ね、と彼女は本から目を上げずに淡々と言った。
ここに来られて感激だよ、と彼は雨を見つめながら皮肉げに呟いた。