coolly

adv, adj — 4 senses

coolly

adv

/ˈkuːl.li/ · [ˈkuʷɫ.li]

Etymology From cool + -ly (adverbial suffix).

1

At a moderately low temperature.

The wind blew coolly.

2

In a cool, unpanicked or collected manner.

"He was here," observed Drina composedly, "and father was angry with him." ¶ "What?" exclaimed Eileen. "When?" ¶ "This morning, before father went downtown." ¶ Both Selwyn and Lansing cut in coolly, dismissing the matter with a careless word or two; and coffee was served—cambric tea in Drina's case.1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter IV, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:
Well, she looks at you so coolly / And her eyes shine like the moon in the sea1976, Al Stewart, Peter Wood, “Year of the Cat”:

1 more example

Graham secured victory with five minutes left, coolly lifting the ball over Asmir Begovic.2011 October 2, Aled Williams, “Swansea 2-0 Stoke”, in BBC Sport Wales:

3

With calm impudence.

They walked in, not even wearing masks, and coolly robbed the bank of twelve thousand pounds.

coolly

adj

Etymology From cool + -ly (adjectival suffix).

1

Obsolete Coolish; somewhat cool in temperature.

Keeping my sheep amongst the coolly shade of the green alders.1595, Ed. Spencer [i.e., Edmund Spenser], “Colin Clouts Come Home Againe”, in Colin Clouts Come Home Againe, London: […] T[homas] C[reede] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:

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