different between aloofly vs icily

English

Etymology

aloof +? -ly

Adverb

aloofly (comparative alooflier or more aloofly, superlative aloofliest or most aloofly)

1. In an aloof manner.
   • 1919, Thomas Hardy, "For Life I Had Never Cared Greatly" in Moments of Vision:

     With symphonies soft and sweet colour

     It courted me then,

     Till evasions seemed wrong,

     Till evasions gave in to its song,

     And I warmed, until living aloofly loomed duller

     Than life among men.

Translations

English

Etymology

From icy +? -ly.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?a?.s?.li/

Adverb

icily (comparative more icily, superlative most icily)

1. In the manner of ice; with a cold or chilling effect.
2. (figuratively) In an uncaring or coolly angry manner.
   • 1943, M. F. K. Fisher, "To Feed Such Hunger", The Gastronomical Me

     […] quite often her husband and Jo did not eat at home, or sat icily silent through a meal.

Synonyms

• (in the manner of ice): coldly
• (in an uncaring manner): aloofly, coldly

Related terms

• ice
• iciness
• icy

Translations

References

• icily in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• icily in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.