Coolly

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Without heat; with a moderate degree of cold: as, the wind blew coolly through the trees.
  • With a moderate sensation of cold.
  • Without haste or passion; calmly; deliberately: as, the design was formed coolly and executed with firmness.
  • In a cool or indifferent manner; not cordially; carelessly; disrespectfully: as, he was coolly received at court.
  • With quiet presumption or impudence; nonchalantly; impudently: as, he coolly took the best for himself.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Coolish; cool.
  • adverb. In a cool manner; without heat or excessive cold; without passion or ardor; calmly; deliberately; with indifference; impudently.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adverb. In a cool, unpanicked or collected manner.
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  • adverb. in a composed and unconcerned manner
  • Word Usage
    "To tell him what she thought of him in coolly considered, cold-measured terms?"
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