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In some senses, coolly is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.
coolly
/ˈkuːl.li/
adv 3adj 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
stated
VERB + COOLLY
blew, continued, cut, greeted, looked, responded, talk, wind
COOLLY + NOUN
d
PREP.
amongst, in
Definitions
adv
1
At a moderately low temperature.
The wind blew coolly.
2
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.
Well, she looks at you so coolly / And her eyes shine like the moon in the sea
3
With calm impudence.
They walked in, not even wearing masks, and coolly robbed the bank of twelve thousand pounds.
adj
1
Coolish; somewhat cool in temperature.
Keeping my sheep amongst the coolly shade of the green alders.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adverb — in a composed and unconcerned manner
- nervelessly
- nonchalantly
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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The wind blew coolly.
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"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, d
Wiktionary03
Well, she looks at you so coolly / And her eyes shine like the moon in the sea
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Keeping my sheep amongst the coolly shade of the green alders.
Wiktionary05
She continued to talk coolly.
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She coolly stated her reasons for being there.
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