coldly en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /ˈkəʊldli/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- kōldʹlē (General-American)
- (US) audio
- /ˈkoʊldli/ (General-American)
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”).
Meanings
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In a cold or uncaring manner; indifferently.
'He is a mighty handsome man!' 'I don't think so,' said Tess coldly.
1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, volume 1, London: James R. Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., page 82: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, […].
1958 February 14, David Gunston, “Railways on the Screen”, in Railway Magazine, page 90:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more coldly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most coldly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Translations (13)
pt friamente (in a cold or uncaring manner) · pl ozięble (in a cold or uncaring manner) · fi kylmästi (in a cold or uncaring manner) · hu hidegen (in a cold or uncaring manner) · fr froidement (in a cold or uncaring manner) · ca fredament (in a cold or uncaring manner) · nrf fraidement (in a cold or uncaring manner) · pl oschle (in a cold or uncaring manner) · nn kaldt (in a cold or uncaring manner) · es fríamente (in a cold or uncaring manner) · eo malvarme (in a cold or uncaring manner) · ka ცივად (in a cold or uncaring manner) · nb kaldt (in a cold or uncaring manner)