coolly
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 6
/ˈkuːl.li/
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/ˈkuːl.li/ · [ˈkuʷɫ.li] · /ˈkuːli/ · [ˈkʉː.li]
Definition of coolly
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adv
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At a moderately low temperature.
“The wind blew coolly.”
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adv
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At a moderately low temperature.
“The wind blew coolly.”
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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.”
“Well, she looks at you so coolly / And her eyes shine like the moon in the sea”
“Graham secured victory with five minutes left, coolly lifting the ball over Asmir Begovic.”
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With calm impudence.
“They walked in, not even wearing masks, and coolly robbed the bank of twelve thousand pounds.”
adj
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(obsolete)Coolish; somewhat cool in temperature.
“Keeping my sheep amongst the coolly shade of the green alders.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From cool + -ly (adverbial suffix).
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