coldly

Definition

In a cold or uncaring manner; indifferently.

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”).

Example Sentences

• "'He is a mighty handsome man!' 'I don't think so,' said Tess coldly."
• "Fritz Lang in Hollywood has remade the French "La Bête Humaine" story, setting the drama, a little coldly, among the great hooting diesels of the Middle West routes, […]."