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Grammar : Adv
Spell : kool
Phonetic Transcription : kul



Definition of coolly

Origin :
  • Old English col "not warm" (but usually not as severe as cold), also, of persons, "unperturbed, undemonstrative," from Proto-Germanic *koluz (cf. Middle Dutch coel, Dutch koel, Old High German kuoli, German kühl "cool," Old Norse kala "be cold"), from PIE root *gel- "cold, to freeze" (see cold (adj.)).
  • Applied since 1728 to large sums of money to give emphasis to amount. Meaning "calmly audacious" is from 1825. Slang use for "fashionable" is 1933, originally Black English; modern use as a general term of approval is from late 1940s, probably from bop talk and originally in reference to a style of jazz; said to have been popularized in jazz circles by tenor saxophonist Lester Young. Related: Coolly.
  • As in calmly : adv quietly
  • As in casually : adv nonchalantly
  • As in indifferently : adv in an indifferent manner
  • As in modestly : adv within reasonable limits
  • As in shrewdly : adv astutely
  • As in soberly : adv moderately
  • As in easily : adv without difficulty
Example sentences :
  • "Taken the first step toward a good dinner," said the other, coolly.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • "Nothing, only you locked the door by mistake," said Ben, coolly.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • “He shall see me when it suiteth me,” said Mr. Headley coolly.
  • Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • “Well crowed, my young London gamebirds,” returned Fulford, coolly.
  • Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • "You needn't trouble yourself to be grateful," returned Robert, coolly.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • He said, coolly, that he would relieve me of the duty, but I declined his obliging offer.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • You're so good you would have had Job himself take it coolly.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • She had behaved as coolly as if she had been in a dining-room and he had been completely clothed.
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
  • Lady Pierrepoint saw this, and coolly held her in this dilemma.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • When Heyward joined him, the scout was coolly awaiting the result of this experiment.
  • Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper

Synonyms for coolly

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