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dri⋅ly

[drahy-lee]
–adverb
dryly.
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dry   (drī)   
adj.   dri·er (drī'ər) or dry·er, dri·est (drī'ĭst) or dry·est
  1. Free from liquid or moisture: changed to dry clothes.

  2. Having or characterized by little or no rain: a dry climate.

  3. Marked by the absence of natural or normal moisture: a dry month.

  4. Not under water: dry land.

  5. Having all the water or liquid drained away, evaporated, or exhausted: a dry river.

  6. No longer yielding liquid, especially milk: a dry cow.

  7. Lacking a mucous or watery discharge: a dry cough.

  8. Not shedding tears: dry sobs.

  9. Needing or desiring drink; thirsty: a dry mouth.

  10. No longer wet: The paint is dry.

  11. Of or relating to solid rather than liquid substances or commodities: dry weight.

  12. Not sweet as a result of the decomposition of sugar during fermentation. Used of wines.

  13. Having a large proportion of strong liquor to other ingredients: a dry martini.

  14. Eaten or served without butter, gravy, or other garnish: dry toast; dry meat.

  15. Having no adornment or coloration; plain: the dry facts.

  16. Devoid of bias or personal concern: presented a dry critique.

    1. Lacking tenderness, warmth, or involvement; severe: The actor gave a dry reading of the lines.

    2. Matter-of-fact or indifferent in manner: rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical tone.

  17. Wearisome; dull: a dry lecture filled with trivial details.

  18. Humorous or sarcastic in a shrewd, impersonal way: dry wit.

  19. Prohibiting or opposed to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages: a dry county.

  20. Unproductive of the expected results: a mind dry of new ideas.

  21. Constructed without mortar or cement: dry masonry.

v.   dried (drīd), dry·ing, dries (drīz)

v.   tr.
  1. To remove the moisture from; make dry: laundry dried by the sun.

  2. To preserve (meat or other foods, for example) by extracting the moisture.

v.   intr.
To become dry: The sheets dried quickly in the sun.
n.   pl. drys Informal
A prohibitionist.
Phrasal Verb(s):
dry out Informal To undergo a cure for alcoholism.
dry up
  1. To make or become unproductive, especially to do so gradually.

  2. Informal To stop talking.


[Middle English drie, from Old English drȳge.]
dry'ly, dri'ly adv., dry'ness n.
Synonyms: These verbs mean to remove the moisture from: drying the dishes; added water to eggs that were dehydrated; a factory where coconut meat is shredded and desiccated; land parched by the sun. See Also Synonyms at sour.
Antonym: moisten
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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