coolly Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adverb in a composed and unconcerned manner
    nervelessly; nonchalantly.
    • without more ado Barker borrowed a knife from his brigade Major and honed it on a carborundum stone as coolly as a butcher

WordNet


Cool"ly adjective
Definitions
  1. Coolish; cool. Obs. Spenser.
Cool"ly adverb
Definitions
  1. In a cool manner; without heat or excessive cold; without passion or ardor; calmly; deliberately; with indifference; impudently.

Webster 1913