coolly

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coolly^¹

/ˈkuːl.li/
[ˈkuʷɫ.li]
/ˈkuːli/
[ˈkʉː.li]

Sounds like coolie, coulee, coulis (second pronunciation) · Rhymes with -uːli

adverb more coolly · most coolly

At a moderately low temperature. The wind blew coolly.
In a cool, unpanicked or collected manner. "He was here," observed Drina composedly, "and father was angry with him." ¶ "What?" exclaimed Eileen. "When?" ¶ "This morning, before father went downtown." ¶ Both Selwyn and Lansing cut in coolly, dismissing the matter with a careless word or two; and coffee was served—cambric tea in Drina's case.
With calm impudence. They walked in, not even wearing masks, and coolly robbed the bank of twelve thousand pounds.

coolly^²

/ˈkuːl.li/
[ˈkuʷɫ.li]
/ˈkuːli/
[ˈkʉː.li]

Sounds like coolie, coulee, coulis (second pronunciation) · Rhymes with -uːli

adjective more coolly · most coolly

obsolete Coolish; somewhat cool in temperature. Keeping my sheep amongst the coolly shade of the green alders.

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@misc{coolly_2026,
  title = {coolly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/coolly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}