coldly

English

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”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkəʊldli/
• (General American) enPR: kōldʹlē, IPA^(key): /ˈkoʊldli/

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• Hyphenation: cold‧ly

Adverb

coldly (comparative more coldly, superlative most coldly)

1. In a cold or uncaring manner; indifferently.
   • 1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, volume 1, London: James R. Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., page 82:

     'He is a mighty handsome man!' 'I don't think so,' said Tess coldly.

   • 1958 February, David Gunston, “Railways on the Screen”, in Railway Magazine, page 90:

     Fritz Lang in Hollywood has remade the French "La Bête Humaine" story, setting the drama, a little coldly, among the great hooting diesels of the Middle West routes, […] .

Translations

in a cold or uncaring manner

Catalan: fredament (ca) Esperanto: malvarme Finnish: kylmästi (fi) French: froidement (fr) Georgian: ცივად (civad) Norman: fraidement Norwegian: Bokmål: kaldt (no) Nynorsk: kaldt Polish: ozięble (pl), oschle (pl) Portuguese: friamente (pt) Spanish: fríamente (es)