coldly

Meaning

In a cold or uncaring manner; indifferently.

Synonyms

coolly

frostily

callously

cold

🥶

icily

in cold blood

unemotionally

dryly

frigidly

calmly

half-heartedly

heartlessly

without ardour

without cordiality

indifferently

inexpressively

pitilessly

reluctantly

ruthlessly

without friendly welcome

without enthusiasm

discontentedly

distantly

drily

Translations

kalt

🥶

fríamente

froidement

gelidamente

koud

🥶

gelide

freddamente

sérieusement

avec froideur

glacialement

de façon verglacée

secco

koel

🥶

friamente

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkəʊldli/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: coldliche

Cognate with Middle English: colde

Cognate with Old English: cealde

In summary

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”).