drily

And "-- drily --" it was just like him, too, to see that the marriage settlement arrangements were all quite water-tight.

The Moon out of Reach Margaret Pedler

He looked sideways at Sylvia for a moment and then he said kind of drily,

Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908 1908

"That is quite possible," drily; "but you owe something to yourself and me."

Winding Paths Gertrude Page 1897

Besides "-- drily --" an unattached bachelor is considerably more in demand as a painter of society women's portraits than a Benedict. "

The Moon out of Reach Margaret Pedler

My opportunities of social intercourse "-- drily --" are somewhat limited. "

The Hermit of Far End Margaret Pedler

I remember looking at my teacher, who remains an impeccable wit to this day, and seeing her drily respond to the outrage that truly transformative literature provokes.

Farai Chideya: Why I'm Leaving Journalism... For Now Farai Chideya 2011

"You are funny, Molly," says Erica drily, as her daughter whips forth another wisecrack.

Erica Jong: Sex and motherhood 2011

As Stout drily explains midway through the book, For all his vaunted speed, the man Paul Shannon would later dub 'Smoky Joe' Wood, owing to the speed of his fastball, was a disappointment.

Steve Kettmann: Book Review: An Irresistible Look Back on Fenway Park's First Season, Not Just for Sox Fans Steve Kettmann 2011

Each room merited one 25-watt bulb hanging from the ceiling; as Paul drily observed, they affected the afternoon gloom about as well as a birthday candle.

A Covert Affair Jennet Conant 2011

I remember looking at my teacher, who remains an impeccable wit to this day, and seeing her drily respond to the outrage that truly transformative literature provokes.

Farai Chideya: Why I'm Leaving Journalism... For Now Farai Chideya 2011