coolly
In a cool, unpanicked or collected mannerIn a cool, unpanicked or collected manner.
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» She continued to talk coolly.
Sie sprach gelassen weiter. — Waldelfe
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Examples
6 sentencesShe continued to talk coolly.
deSie sprach gelassen weiter. — Waldelfe
She coolly stated her reasons for being there.
deSie teilte kühl mit, aus welchen Gründen sie dort war. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He coolly stated his reasons for being there.
deEr nannte kühl die Gründe für seine Anwesenheit. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Meaning
3 sensesIn a cool, unpanicked or collected manner.
кру́тоkrúto
At a moderately low temperature.
The wind blew coolly.
With calm impudence.
They walked in, not even wearing masks, and coolly robbed the bank of twelve thousand pounds.
- in a composed and unconcerned manner
Forms
more coolly, most coolly| Comparative | more coolly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most coolly |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- in a composed and unconcerned manner:nervelesslynonchalantly
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.