Get the answer to the NYT Spelling Bee clue “In a funny buy matter-of-fact way (or ‘thrice’ in German?)”, starting with the letters dr.
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adjective
- Free or relatively free from a liquid and especially water
"Mix the dry ingredients first."
- Not being in or under water
"happy to be on dry land"
- Lacking precipitation or humidity
"a dry climate"
- Characterized by exhaustion of a supply of liquid
"a dry well"
- Devoid of running water
"a dry ravine"
- Devoid of natural moisture
"My throat was dry."
- No longer sticky or damp
"The paint isn't dry yet."
- Not giving milk
"a dry cow"
- Lacking freshness stale
- Anhydrous
- Marked by the absence or scantiness of secretions
"a dry cough"
- Not shedding or accompanied by tears
"a dry sob"
- Involving no bloodshed or drowning
"I would fain die a dry death"
- Marked by the absence of alcoholic beverages
"a dry party"
- Prohibiting the manufacture or distribution of alcoholic beverages
"a dry county"
- Served or eaten without butter or margarine
"dry toast"
- Lacking sweetness sec
"dry champagne"
- Having all or most sugar fermented to alcohol
"a dry wine"
- Solid as opposed to liquid
"dry groceries"
- Reduced to powder or flakes dehydrated
"dry milk"
- Dealing in dry goods or other nonperishable items
"After breakfast, we head to the wet market along Graham Street in Hong Kong. The wet market sells foodstuffs; the adjacent dry market offers clothes, shoes, and other retail items."
- Functioning without lubrication
"a dry clutch"
- Containing no recoverable hydrocarbon (such as gasoline)
- Requiring no liquid in preparation or operation
"a dry photocopying process"
- Not showing or communicating warmth, enthusiasm, or tender feeling severe
"a dry style of painting"
- Wearisome, uninteresting
"dry passages of description"
- Lacking embellishment plain
- Not yielding what is expected or desired unproductive
"a writer going through a dry spell"
- Having no personal bias or emotional concern
"the dry light of reason"
- Reserved, aloof
- Marked by matter-of-fact, ironic, or terse manner of expression
"a dry wit"
- Lacking smooth sound qualities
"a dry rasping voice"
- Being a dry run
"a dry rehearsal"
This clue was used on May 9, 2025.