Drawlingly

It was none other than Macmillan himself who, in a remark criticized for its Jew-consciousness, drawlingly observed that her Cabinet had “more old Estonians than old Etonians.” ❋ Hitchens, Christopher (2008)

Spectacularly set atop a Tennessee mountain, it's a veritable factory of what Tennessee Williams might have referred to -- drawlingly, with a cigarette dangling -- as "gentlemen and women of substance." ❋ Unknown (2007)

“Pull, pull, my fine hearts-alive; pull, my children; pull, my little ones,” drawlingly and soothingly sighed Stubb to his crew, some of whom still showed signs of uneasiness. ❋ Unknown (2002)

There was a long pause and he spoke drawlingly, bitingly in the dark. ❋ Margaret Mitchell (1996)

While he marveled, without any manifestations of sorrow whatever, at the curve of her throat and the satin texture of that cheek turned toward him, he told her drawlingly all there was to tell of the night before. ❋ Larry Evans (N/A)

"Something on that feller's mind besides his hair, I shouldn't wonder," observed Mr. Hammond, drawlingly, as he sat his horse beside the group of girls ready then to turn ranchward. ❋ Annie Roe Carr (N/A)

"By whom, pray?" put in the saucy Jennie drawlingly. ❋ Alice B. Emerson (N/A)

"She wears 'em just as though she was at home in them," said Laura drawlingly. ❋ Annie Roe Carr (N/A)

"Well," remarked Grace, drawlingly, "I have noticed that you girls are generally around when I open a fresh box." ❋ Laura Lee Hope (N/A)

"What is the name?" said the other very drawlingly, at the same time affecting to feel in his waistcoat pocket for a card. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

The dog's pedigree, as his master had drawlingly proclaimed, was ❋ John Trotwood Moore (N/A)

"No, could yo 'really now?" asked Eradicate drawlingly for he was not afraid of Andy. ❋ Victor [pseud.] Appleton (N/A)

"I guess that it can't be done," Christabel said, drawlingly. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

"Here, come here, Tintoretto," drawlingly called the man from the trail. ❋ Philip Verrill Mighels (N/A)

"Well, in my instance, I had to come to some wiser spirit than myself to get my bearings," answered Van drawlingly. ❋ Philip Verrill Mighels (N/A)

"Oh, he's all right in his way," she drawlingly admitted. ❋ Frank Swinnerton (1933)