Nigel allowed himself the thinnest of smiles and said in the driest of voices: `Malcolm can be a trifle headstrong sometimes.
Howatch, Susan ABSOLUTE TRUTHS (2003)
She was offered sherry, and McClintock nodded his approval when she chose the driest.
Gaskin, Catherine THE AMBASSADOR'S WOMEN (2003)
Once the horses were tended and tethered, Meer hunkered down beside the leather packs, which they'd piled up in the driest spot.
Kerr, Katharine A TIME OF WAR (2003)
Seigl said, in his driest voice," Jet, there's nothing remotely wrong here.
Joyce Carol Oates THE TATTOOED GIRL (2003)
All related terms of 'driest'
adry
dry
arefy
to dry
dry
If something is dry , there is no water or moisture on it or in it.
hirstie
dry
bone dry
If you say that something is bone dry , you are emphasizing that it is very dry indeed.
medium-dry
Medium-dry wine or sherry is not very sweet.
to suck someone dry
If you say that someone is sucking something dry or milking it dry , you are criticizing them for taking all the good things from it until there is nothing left.