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adverb
- 1. without affection or warmth of feeling; unemotionally: "Doyle looked at her coldly"
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(Definition of coldly from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) coldly | American Dictionary. adverb. us / ˈkoʊl·dli / Add to word list. in a way that shows lack of affection, kindness, sympathy, or feeling: "Please don’t come here again," he said coldly.
Definition of coldly adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
: having or being a temperature that is uncomfortably low for humans. it is cold outside today. a cold drafty attic. b. : having a relatively low temperature or one lower than normal or expected. the bath water has gotten cold. c. : not heated: such as. (1) of food : served without heating especially after initial cooking or processing. cold cereal
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the adverb coldly mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the adverb coldly. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.
1. a. Having a low temperature: cold water. b. Being at a temperature that is less than what is required or what is normal: cold oatmeal. c. Chilled by refrigeration or ice: cold beer. 2. a. Feeling no warmth; uncomfortably chilled: We were cold sitting by the drafty windows. b. Appearing to be dead; unconscious: found him out cold on the floor.
Coldly refers to acting in a manner that displays a lack of warmth, affection, or emotion. It can be associated with indifference, hostility or detachment. It can also refer to doing something in a calculated, methodical, and unemotional way.
coldly. adverb. uk / ˈkəʊldli / us. Add to word list Add to word list. in a way that is not friendly or emotional: He looked at me coldly. (Definition of coldly from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)