1. in a dry manner; without moisture
2. in a matter-of-fact or unemotional way; without enthusiasm
3. with subtle humor or irony; in a wry manner

Examples

• She swallowed the pill drily without any water.
• The desert wind blew drily across the sand dunes.
• He drily recited the facts without showing any emotion.
• The professor drily announced the test results.
• She drily commented that his excuse was creative.
• He drily observed that the meeting could have been an email.
• The comedian drily delivered his punchlines to great effect.