English Explanatory Dictionary

coldly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. In a cold or uncaring manner; indifferently.

Pronunciation

/ˈkəʊldli/ kōldʹlē /ˈkoʊldli/ en-us-coldly.ogg

Word forms

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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”).

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