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coldly

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12
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14
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈkəʊldli/
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/ˈkəʊldli/ · /ˈkoʊldli/

Definition of coldly

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adv

  1. In a cold or uncaring manner; indifferently.
    “'He is a mighty handsome man!' 'I don't think so,' said Tess coldly.”
    “Fritz Lang in Hollywood has remade the French "La Bête Humaine" story, setting the drama, a little coldly, among the great hooting diesels of the Middle West routes, […].”

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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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