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

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

  Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908

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

  Winding Paths

• “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

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

  The Hermit of Far End

• “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.”

  Simon & Schuster: A Covert Affair

• “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.”

  The Huffington Post: Farai Chideya: Why I'm Leaving Journalism... For Now

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

  The Guardian: Erica Jong: Sex and motherhood

• “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.”

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

• ““Hey, the same word crossed my mind,” Gideon said drily.”

  Simon & Schuster: Gideon’s war

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