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Meanings of coolly in English

In a composed and unconcerned manner.

Usage of coolly in English
1
Very coolly, Jack said, You finally got something right today, Mr. Blank.
The capitol game
2
Perhaps it was time, she told herself coolly, for a new plan.
The Scar
3
He was too anxious to reason coolly; he would consider it later.
Non-Stop
4
A glance showed Preble in shallow water coolly hauling in the canoe.
The Arctic Prairies : a Canoe-Journey of 2,000 Miles in Search o...
5
It has been coolly received by shareholders on both sides so far.
Reuters
6
Geoffrey coolly took the broken fan and put it in his pocket.
Man and Wife
7
They're the sorts of decisions that need to be made more coolly.
BBC
8
The latter raised it coolly from the ground and examined it carefully.
The Merchant of Berlin: An Historical Novel
9
Then he said coolly, 'Mademoiselle, you are the victim of consanguineal sorcery.'
Down There
10
Consumers received the Nexus coolly, which did little to challenge Apple's iPhone.
Reuters
11
Seemed to be rather down on girls in general, said Oscard coolly.
With Edged Tools
12
You need not look so coolly incredulous; it is a positive fact.
Beulah
13
The best people of the church were coolly polite and clumsily sympathetic.
The One Woman: A Story of Modern Utopia
14
The viscount coolly lighted his cigar and walked out of the room.
Self-Raised; Or, From the Depths
15
The Secretary of State was coolly taking the measure of his chief.
Jefferson and His Colleagues: A Chronicle of the Virginia Dynast...
16
The other they took out and coolly tied to the station railings.
The Happy Foreigner
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Coolly across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common