coldly

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈkoʊldli/ UK /ˈkəʊldli/ See IPA manual

Freq #35058

Meanings

1

adv
In a cold or uncaring manner; indifferently.

'He is a mighty handsome man!' 'I don't think so,' said Tess coldly.
2

adv
in a cold unemotional manner

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Synonyms

2 adv · in a cold unemotional manner in cold blood

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coldly intellectual
focused on abstract thought while showing little emotional warmth

Adverb + adjective

Etymology

From Middle English coldliche, caldeliche, perhaps borrowed from Old Norse kaldliga (“coldly”); equivalent to cold + -ly. Displaced Middle English colde (“coldly”), from Old English cealde (“coldly”).

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