coldly

English

Etymology

From cold +‎ -ly. Compare Middle English coldliche, caldeliche, Old Norse kaldliga (“coldly”).

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Adverb

coldly (comparative more coldly, superlative most coldly)

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.

Translations

in a cold or uncaring manner

Catalan: fredament (ca)
Finnish: kylmästi (fi)
French: froidement (fr)
Norman: fraidement
Norwegian:
Bokmål: kaldt (no)

Nynorsk: kaldt

Portuguese: friamente
Spanish: fríamente (es)

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