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Webster 1913 Edition
Coolly
Cool′ly
,Adj.
Coolish; cool.
[Obs.]
Spenser.
Cool′ly
,adv.
In a cool manner; without heat or excessive cold; without passion or ardor; calmly; deliberately; with indifference; impudently.
Webster 1828 Edition
Coolly
COOLLY
,adv.
1.
Without heat or sharp cold.2.
In a cool or indifferent manner; not cordially; without passion or ardor. He was coolly received at court.3.
Without haste; calmly; deliberately. The design was formed coolly, and executed with firmness.Definition 2024
coolly
coolly
English
Adverb
coolly (comparative more coolly, superlative most coolly)
- In a cool, unpanicked or collected manner.
- 1907, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, “chapter IV”, in The Younger Set (Project Gutenberg; EBook #14852), New York, N.Y.: A. L. Burt Company, published 1 February 2005 (Project Gutenberg version), OCLC 4241346:
- "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.
- 2011 October 2, Aled Williams, “Swansea 2-0 Stoke”, in BBC Sport Wales:
- Graham secured victory with five minutes left, coolly lifting the ball over Asmir Begovic.
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