Wat does is mean when miss stephanie says "you had to hand it to Atticus Finch he could be right dry sometime"

Question

This quote was said by miss stephanie in to kill a mockingbird, and i have to expaling what it means but i dont really get it.... so if you could help explain it to me that would be great :)

Answer 1

Ms. Stephanie's a gossip, and by calling Atticus dry she means that while he handled the situation responsibly, he also made the situation very boring.

Answer 2

(loved this book) simply atticus was being dry because he didn't retaliate or do anything but wipe off the dude's spit.