Freezingly

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a way that is freezing; with intense cold.
  2. 2
    With intense emotional coldness; dispassionately. figuratively

    "It was on the tip of her tongue to call her a poll parrot (Mrs. Kingdom had said nothing but 'dear me' repeatedly and freezingly)."

Example

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"It was on the tip of her tongue to call her a poll parrot (Mrs. Kingdom had said nothing but 'dear me' repeatedly and freezingly)."

Etymology

From Middle English freesyngly, equivalent to freezing + -ly.

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