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Of course, I'm not twenty yet, but a girl can be under twenty and yet be a woman, can't she Yes"--dryly--"especially after she learns to concentrate And as intimately as I knew Roland--that's Mr. Warren, you know--of course I didn't call him Roland to his face.

—Midnight

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In a dry manner; not succulently; without interest; without sympathy; coldly.

WordNet (1)

in a dry laconic manner

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Of course, I'm not twenty yet, but a girl can be under twenty and yet be a woman, can't she Yes"--dryly--"especially after she learns to concentrate And as intimately as I knew Roland--that's Mr. Warren, you know--of course I didn't call him Roland to his face. — Midnight
"For once, we won't cream it," said E. Billie Jackson, dryly, as Van — The Lord of Death and the Queen of Life
Why are you trampling us under your horse? 'she remarked dryly, and turned away. — The Cossacks
She thanked him dryly, as women do when their brain is dragged into an intimate conversation. — Emma McChesney and Co.
"I question if you will refuse to see him again," said Grace, dryly, as with eyes askance she bent a sapling down. — The Woodlanders