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dry wit

Adjective

Meaning

dry wit (comparative more dry wit, superlative most dry wit)

deadpan.

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Americans just don't understand dry wit. John Oliver (comedian)

Even if it drags at times and might have been a tauter story, is a memorable read, seasoned with Robinson's dry wit, and an invitation to think of our planet's most alien continent. Source: Internet

He manages to write about faith while maintaining intellectual integrity and his dry wit keeps his essays on poetics and philosophy from slipping into a heavy handed dullness. Source: Internet

Rukeyser, who hosted the PBS program Wall Street Week for 32 years, could do what few others could - make investment television entertaining with a wry sense of humour and dry wit. Source: Internet

The two, married this year for 60 years, have much the same dry wit. Source: Internet

Both Le Guin's eye for detail and her dry wit are on full display here. Source: Internet

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