Coldly
/ˈkəʊldli/ adv
adv ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In a cold or uncaring manner; indifferently.
"'He is a mighty handsome man!' 'I don't think so,' said Tess coldly."
Adverb
- 1 lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner wordnet
Example
More examples""No, I'm not," replied the Englishman coldly."
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”).