coolly

Meanings

1. 1
   adv

   in a composed and unconcerned manner

   Without more ado they borrowed a knife and honed it as coolly as a butcher.

2. 2
   adv

   At a moderately low temperature.

   The wind blew coolly.

3. 3
   adv

   In a cool, unpanicked or collected manner.

   "He was here," observed Drina composedly, "and father was angry with him." ¶ "What?" exclaimed Eileen. "When?" ¶ "This morning, before father went downtown." ¶ Both Selwyn and Lansing cut in coolly, dismissing the matter with a careless word or two; and coffee was served—cambric tea in Drina's case.

4. 4
   adv

   With calm impudence.

   They walked in, not even wearing masks, and coolly robbed the bank of twelve thousand pounds.

From cool + -ly (adjectival suffix).

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