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coldly

English

Etymology

From cold +? -ly. Compare Middle English coldliche, caldeliche, Old Norse kaldliga (“coldly”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k??ldli/
  • (General American) enPR: k?ld?l?, IPA(key): /?ko?ldli/
  • Hyphenation: cold?ly

Adverb

coldly (comparative more coldly, superlative most coldly)

  1. in a cold or uncaring manner; indifferently.

Translations

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icily

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.

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